Is immigrant status relevant in school violence research? An analysis with Latino students

Journal of School Health

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 397-404

  Peguero, Anthony A ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Ethnicity; Immigrant; School violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CRIME VICTIMS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; STUDENT DROPOUTS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 45749141234     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2008.00320.x     Document Type: Article

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