Latino students and college entrance exams: How much do they really matter?

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-38

  Gándara, Patricia ^a   López, Elías ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b California Res Bur/Time Struct   (United States)

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EID: 0031987398     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/07399863980201002     Document Type: Article

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