Serving native American children and families: Considering cultural variables

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 373-384

  Robinson Zañartu, Carol ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Dynamic mediational; Ecosystem; Language; Native American

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030268693     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461.2704.373     Document Type: Article

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