The effects of Ethnic capital and family background on school performance: A case study of Chinese-Canadian adolescents in calgary

Alberta Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 321-326

  Chow, Henry P H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

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