Neighborhood and school factors in the school performance of immigrants' children

International Migration Review

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 206-241

  Pong, Suet Ling ^a   Hao, Lingxin ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; EDUCATION; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; IMMIGRATION; NEIGHBORHOOD;

EID: 33846847833     PISSN: 01979183     EISSN: 17477379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2007.00062.x     Document Type: Article

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