The relationship of language brokering to academic performance, biculturalism, and self-efficacy among Latino adolescents

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 283-297

  Buriel, Raymond ^b   Perez, William ^b   De Ment, Terri L ^b   Chavez, David V ^a   Moran, Virginia R ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032135883     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/07399863980203001     Document Type: Article

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