Why do bilingual boys get better grades in English-only America? The impacts of gender, language and family interaction on academic achievement of Latino/a children of immigrants

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 346-368

  Lutz, Amy ^a   Crist, Stephanie ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Achievement; Bilingualism; Family; Gender; Immigrants; Latinos

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; CULTURAL TRADITION; GENDER RELATIONS; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; LANGUAGE; LATINO PEOPLE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149478109     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: 14664356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01419870801943647     Document Type: Article

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