Challenging classes?: Exploring the role of social class within the identities and achievement of British Chinese pupils

Sociology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-49

  Archer, Louise ^a   Francis, Becky ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achievement; Chinese; Ethnicity; Identity; Social class

Indexed keywords

EID: 32144449091     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038506058434     Document Type: Article

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