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Article: Academic performance among African American and Caucasian college students: is the family still important?(Statistical Data Included)
- Article from:
- College Student Journal
- Article date:
- March 1, 2002
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This study assessed the role of the family on academic performance among African American and Caucasian college students. Family functioning, family status, and demographic variables were examined in a questionnaire. Results suggested that although the family continues to be important at the college level, the effect is small. Future research should examine the impact of the family in the context of peer and institutional variables for African Americans and Caucasians separately.
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It has been well documented that the family plays a meaningful role in a child's academic performance and development (Cornell & Grossberg, 1987; Thompson, Alexander, ...