Effects of cultural and social structural factors on the achievement of White and Chinese American students at school transition points

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-101

  Pearce, Richard R ^a  

^a Illinois Board of Higher Education   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Academic attainment; Chinese American; Model minority

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645329110     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00028312043001075     Document Type: Article

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