Predictors of academic achievement and school attachment among hispanic adolescents

Children and Schools

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 197-209

  LeCroy, Craig Winston ^a   Krysik, Judy ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Acculturation; Hispanic adolescents; School attachment

Indexed keywords

EID: 53749107900     PISSN: 15328759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cs/30.4.197     Document Type: Article

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