Predicting the academic success of Mexican American and White college students

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 329-342

  Rodriguez, Norma ^a,b  

^a PITZER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0030201459     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/07399863960183004     Document Type: Article

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