Race, politics, and Arab American youth: Shifting frameworks for conceptualizing educational equity

Educational Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-34

  Abu El Haj, Thea Renda ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arab American youth; Cultural imperialism; Marginalization; Social justice; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644982450     PISSN: 08959048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0895904805285287     Document Type: Review

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