A theory of success for disadvantaged children: Reconceptualization of social capital in the light of resilience

Alberta Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 97-111

  Xiao, Ying Zhang ^a   DeBlois, Lucie ^b   Deniger, Marc André ^c   Kamanzi, Canisius ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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