Ethnic differences in grade trajectories during the transition to junior high

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 213-237

  Wampler, Richard S ^a   Munsch, Joyce ^a   Adams, Mark ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic differences; Grade trajectories; Structural equation model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036094128     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4405(02)00098-5     Document Type: Article

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