Abstract: While a review by S. Graham (1994) found no differences between blacks and whites on measures of need for achievement, this meta-analysis article found reliable and complex race differences. Overall, whites scored higher on measures of need for achievement, although differences nearly disappeared in studies after 1970. Possible explanations are discussed. (SLD)

Title: Race Comparisons on Need for Achievement: A Meta-analytic Alternative to Graham's Narrative Review.
Author: Cooper, Harris; Dorr, Nancy
Journal Citation: Review of Educational Research, v65 n4 p483-508 Win 1995
ISSN: 0034-6543
Note: Research support provided by the Center for Research in Social Behavior, University of Missouri-Columbia.
Publication Year: 1995
Document Type: Review Literature (070); Journal Article (080)
Target Audience: Administrators and Practitioners
ERIC Identifier: EJ522381
Clearinghouse Identifier: TM519399
Available from: UMI
This document is NOT available from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS).

Descriptors: * Achievement Need; Blacks; Comparative Analysis; * Literature Reviews; * Meta Analysis; * Racial Differences; * Research Methodology; Scores; Test Results; Whites

Identifiers: *Narrative Review