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The Relationships Among Racial Attitude, Racial Preference And Academic Performance In African American Children, Alberta D. Jones
The Relationships Among Racial Attitude, Racial Preference And Academic Performance In African American Children, Alberta D. Jones
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In this study, the racial attitude, racial preference, and academic performance were examined. The purpose of the study was to determine if relationships existed between racial attitude and racial preference, racial attitude and academic performance, and racial preference, and racial preference and academic performance. Racial attitude and racial preference were measured using the Children's Racial Attitude and Racial Preference Test developed by Maxine L. Clark (1996). Teachers provided individual grades in math and reading to determine each child's academic performance. There were 56 African American first-graders from a predominately Black elementary school in this study. The results revealed a statistically …