The influence of gender, generation level, parents' education level, and perceived barriers on the educational aspirations of mexican american high school students

Career Development Quarterly

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 84-95

  Ojeda, Lizette ^a   Flores, Lisa Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 51549104316     PISSN: 08894019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2008.tb00168.x     Document Type: Article

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