Identity in flux: Ethnic self-identification, and school attrition in Canadian Aboriginal youth

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 62-75

  Hallett, Darcy ^a   Want, Stephen C ^a   Chandler, Michael J ^a   Koopman, Leigh L ^a   Flores, Jessica P ^a   Gehrke, Erica C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal youth; Adolescent development; Ethnic identity; Identity development; School drop out

Indexed keywords

EID: 41949139094     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2007.10.008     Document Type: Article

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