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| Academic Achievement | 1 |
| Compensatory Education | 1 |
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Locus of Control | 1 |
| Lower Class | 1 |
| Middle Class | 1 |
| Program Effectiveness | 1 |
| Sex Differences | 1 |
| Social Class | 1 |
| Social Differences | 1 |
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| Contemporary Educational… | 1 |
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| Turner, Ralph R. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedTurner, Ralph R. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1978
The development of locus of control was compared in rural Appalachian Follow Through participants and in lower and middle-class comparison groups. Participation in Follow Through did not enhance internality. A social class by sex interaction was found, and correlations between locus of control and achievement differed for social classes.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, Locus of Control
