A test of social capital theory outside of the American context: Family and school social capital and youths' math scores in Canada, Japan, and the United States

International Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 380-403

  Bassani, Cherylynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 34249931558     PISSN: 08830355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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