Educational capital: A proposed model and its relationship to academic and social behavior of students at risk

Journal of Behavioral Education

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 135-152

  Howard, Vikki F ^a   McLaughlin, T F ^a   Vacha, Edward F ^a  

^a GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural capital; Educational capital; Social capital; Sociodemographic variables

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043176542     PISSN: 10530819     EISSN: 15733513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02110229     Document Type: Article

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