Unpacking immigration in youths' academic and occupational pathways

Child Development

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1434-1445

  Tseng, Vivian ^a  

^a William T Grant Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; DECISION MAKING; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; MIGRATION; OCCUPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREER MOBILITY; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33749015189     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2006.00946.x     Document Type: Article

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