Minority students of color and the psychology graduate pipeline: Disquieting and encouraging trends, 1989-2003

American Psychologist

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-131

  Maton, Kenneth I ^a   Kohout, Jessica L ^b   Wicherski, Marlene ^b   Leary, George E ^a   Vinokurov, Andrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; MINORITY GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATION, GRADUATE; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 32644458181     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.61.2.117     Document Type: Review

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