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Student perceptions of school and personal factors.

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| September 22, 2006 | Maxwell, Delois L. | COPYRIGHT 2006 Rapid Intellect Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between urban student perceptions of the school climate, parent attitudes, education and self, at 10th and 12th grade, and the influence of race and gender on these perceptual relations. Another issue examined was the extent to which change occurred in these perceptions from 10th to 12th grade.

Introduction

Students hold attitudes and behaviors grounded in personal observations, and culturally-based experiences (Delpit, 1988) that are rarely addressed within past or current educational contexts. These students often feel that the school is insensitive and perceives them as inferior (Kohl, 1991). ...

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