Collecting and tabulating race/ethnicity data with diverse and mixed heritage populations: A case-study with US high school students

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 931-961

  Lopez, Alejandra M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographic data collection and tabulation; Mixed heritage; Race classification in schools; Racial ethnic self identification

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; MULTICULTURALISM; RACIAL IDENTITY; STUDENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141503194     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0141987032000109096     Document Type: Article

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