Counterfeit Social Capital and Mexican-American Underachievement

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 237-262

  Ream, Robert K ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Counterfeit social capital; Mexican American underachievement; Student mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345116095     PISSN: 01623737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/01623737025003237     Document Type: Review

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