Socioeconomic adversity, educational resilience, and subsequent levels of adult adaptation

Journal of Adolescent Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 383-404

  Schoon, Ingrid ^a   Parsons, Samantha ^b   Sacker, Amanda ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Educational resilience; Long term stability; Protective factors; Social risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042529228     PISSN: 07435584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0743558403258856     Document Type: Article

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