School segregation and academic achievement among Hispanic children

Social Science Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 767-788

  Ryabov, Igor ^a   Van Hook, Jennifer ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; AHPVT; GPA; School racial composition; School socioeconomic composition; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147157243     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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