School Social Context Effects on Gender Differences in Academic Achievement Among Second-Generation Latinos

Journal of Hispanic Higher Education

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 30-45

  Rodríguez, Tomás D ^a  

^a JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

gender differences; Hispanic academic achievement

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745850453     PISSN: 15381927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538192702238725     Document Type: Article

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