"they might need a little extra hand, you know": Latino students in at-risk programs

Urban Education

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 587-611

  Fairbrother, Anne ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative schools; At risk; Hispanic education; Low expectations

Indexed keywords

EID: 48349127100     PISSN: 00420859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042085907311816     Document Type: Article

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