Schooling location and economic, occupational and cognitive success among immigrants and their children: The case of Los Angeles

Social Science Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 432-443

  Jackson, Margot I ^a   Pebley, Anne R ^c   Goldman, Noreen ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Educational achievement; Immigrants; Schooling location

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950368890     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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