The relative importance of race and socioeconomic status among hispanic and white students

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-49

  Battle, Juan ^a   Pastrana Jr , Antonio ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; High school; Hispanics; Longitudinal effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846203797     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: 15526364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986306294783     Document Type: Article

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