Educational aspirations of minority youth

American Journal of Education

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 349-384

  Kao, Grace ^a   Tienda, Marta ^a  

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EID: 0039448137     PISSN: 01956744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/444188     Document Type: Article

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