Gender differences in factors leading to college enrollment: A longitudinal analysis of Latina and Latino students

Harvard Educational Review

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 383-408

  Zarate, Maria Estela ^a   Gallimore, Ronald ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LessonLab Research Institute   (United States)

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EID: 32944481053     PISSN: 00178055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17763/haer.75.4.335158u5712h3366     Document Type: Article

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