Student misbehavior during senior year: A comparison of immigrants and the native-born

Social Science Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 826-839

  Ewert, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Immigration; Misbehavior; School outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 69749090481     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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