Latino students in North Carolina: Acculturation, perceptions of school environment, and academic aspirations

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 350-367

  Valencia, Elvia Y ^a,b   Johnson, Valerie ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic aspirations; Acculturation; Latinos; North Carolina schools; School perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745863142     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: 15526364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986306290727     Document Type: Review

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