%0 Journal Article
%T School Adjustment and the Academic Success of Rural African American Early Adolescents in the Deep South
%A Farmer
%A T. W.
%A Irvin
%A M. J.
%A Thompson
%A J. H.
%A Hutchins
%A B. C.
%J Journal of Research in Rural Education
%D 2006
%I Penn State University
%X 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.
%K rural education
%K rural schools
%K early adolescence
%K African American
%K school adjustment
%K academic achievement
%U http://www.umaine.edu/jrre/21-3.htm