Social goals in context: African american students
Abstract
Social relationships in school are hypothesized to be universal across cultures, but research has illustrated both slight and great differences among ethnic groups. With a particular focus on African American students, the present chapter discusses how social goals can both improve and hinder their academic performance. African American students’ social goals also help to explain the popularity of certain students over others. The limited number of studies including African Americans’ social goals needs to be addressed as does the inclusion of ethnic identity in future social goal research.
Publication Title
Social Goals in the Classroom: Findings on Student Motivation and Peer Relations
Recommended Citation
Ford, J., & Harrell-Williams, L. (2019). Social goals in context: African american students. Social Goals in the Classroom: Findings on Student Motivation and Peer Relations, 192-205. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429468452-11
