Parental expectations of Chinese immigrants: A folk theory about children's school achievement

Race Ethnicity and Education

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 167-183

  Li, Jun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIAN IMMIGRANT; ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; IMMIGRANT POPULATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 5444234080     PISSN: 13613324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1361332042000234286     Document Type: Article

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