Toward a comprehensive model of the school leaving process among Latinos

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 445-467

  Vêlez, William ^a   Saenz, Rogelio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b Department of Sociology ^*

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EID: 0035562753     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/scpq.16.4.445.19897     Document Type: Article

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