The influence of classroom ethnic composition on same- and other-ethnicity peer nominations in middle school

Social Development

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 720-740

  Bellmore, Amy D ^a   Nishina, Adrienne ^b   Witkow, Melissa R ^c   Graham, Sandra ^d   Juvonen, Jaana ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Williamette University

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom context; Ethnicity; Peer nominations; Same ethnicity preferences

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448971901     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2007.00404.x     Document Type: Article

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