Urban girls' 'race' friendship and school choice: Changing schools changing friendships

Race Ethnicity and Education

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-129

  George, Rosalyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; INNER CITY AREA; RACE; URBAN SOCIETY;

EID: 34249295548     PISSN: 13613324     EISSN: 1470109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13613320701330643     Document Type: Article

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