Publications [#266535] of Philip J. Cook

Journal Articles

1. Cook, PJ; Ludwig, J, Weighing the “burden of ‘acting white’”: Are there race differences in attitudes toward education?, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, vol. 16 no. 2 (Spring, 1997), pp. 256-278, Wiley (Winner of the Vernon Prize for best paper in Volume 16.) [online], [doi]
   (last updated on 2024/04/19)

   Abstract:
   Analyzes the `National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988' to answer three questions on race differences in attitudes toward education in the United States. Greater alienation experienced by blacks toward school than non-Hispanic whites; Peer penalties for academic success; Impact of family backgrounds between blacks and whites in the educational process. Winner of the Vernon Prize for best paper in Volume 16.