id: 02320132
dt: j
an: 1998a.00123
au: Halle, Tamara G.; Kurtz-Costes, Beth; Mahoney, Joseph L.
ti: Family influences on school achievement in low-income, African American
    children.
so: J. Educ. Psychol. 89, No. 3, 527-537 (1997).
py: 1997
pu: American Psychological Association, Washington, DC
la: EN
cc: C62
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ci: 
li: doi:10.1037/0022-0663.89.3.527
ab: The authors examined the achievement-related beliefs and behaviors of
    parents of economically disadvantaged African American youth, and the
    relations among parental factors and children’s academic self-concept
    and achievement. Forty-one children and their primary caregivers were
    interviewed. Parents reported on their academic-related beliefs and
    behaviors. Children completed measures of academic self-concept and 2
    standardized achievement tests: 1 during the summer and 1 at the end of
    the following school year. Significant and positive relations were
    found between parental belief and behavior measures within the domains
    of, reading and math; however, parental beliefs were more strongly
    linked with child outcomes than were parents’ achievement-oriented
    behaviors. The relation between parental beliefs and child outcomes was
    not mediated by children’s academic self-concept. Results are
    discussed in light of models of family influences on achievement.
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