Assessment of migrant and minority children

Journal of Psychology

Volumn 216, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 187-194

  Schölmerich, Axel ^a   Leyendecker, Birgit ^a   Citlak, Banu ^a   Caspar, Ulrike ^a   Jäkel, Julia ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Developmental assessment; ET 6 6; Language barriers; Migrant children; Minority children

Indexed keywords

EID: 49149115916     PISSN: 00443409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0044-3409.216.3.187     Document Type: Review

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