Friendship and identity in a language-integrated school

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 445-453

  Aboud, Frances E ^a   Sankar, Janani ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Cross ethnic friendship; Identity; Language of instruction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ETHNICITY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEER GROUP; PEER PRESSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 34548346925     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025407081469     Document Type: Article

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