Educational policy, politics, and mixed heritage students in the United States

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 165-183

  Renn, Kristen A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL HERITAGE; EDUCATION POLICY; ETHNICITY; FEDERAL SYSTEM; RACE; STUDENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58949101613     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2008.01593.x     Document Type: Article

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