School Adjustment and the Academic Success of Rural African American Early Adolescents in the Deep South

Autor/inn/en	Farmer, Thomas W.; Irvin, Matthew J.; Thompson, Jana H.; Hutchins, Bryan C.; Leung, Man-Chi
Titel	School Adjustment and the Academic Success of Rural African American Early Adolescents in the Deep South
Quelle	In: Journal of Research in Rural Education, 21 (2006) 3, S.1-14 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1551-0670
Schlagwörter	Grade 8; Middle School Students; Student Adjustment; Social Behavior; Poverty; Grades (Scholastic); African American Students; Academic Achievement; Rural Youth; Early Adolescents; Grade 7; Student Characteristics; Gender Differences; Student Behavior; Correlation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Adjustment; Studentin; Adaptation; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Armut; Notenspiegel; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; Schulleistung; Rural area; Rural areas; Youth; Ländlicher Raum; Jugend; Jugendlicher; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Geschlechterkonflikt; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Korrelation
Abstract	This study examined the relationship between end-of-year grades and the academic, behavioral, and social characteristics of rural African American youth. Participants included 392 7th and 8th grade students from 2 rural middle schools in the south. Participants were African American and were from 2 communities that have child poverty rates exceeding 50% for public school students. Girls were more likely to have positive characteristics than boys. Academic, behavioral, and social difficulties were linked to low end-of-year grades, and positive characteristics were linked to high grades. Implications for supporting low-achieving African American students from low-resource communities are discussed. (Contains 4 tables.) (Author).
Anmerkungen	College of Education and Human Development, 5766 Shibles Hall, The University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5766. Tel: 207-581-2761; Web site: http://www.umaine.edu/jrre/.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10