Explaining the gender disparity in latino youth's education: Acculturation and economic value of education

Urban Education

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 252-273

  Colón, Yarí ^a   Sánchez, Bernadette ^b  

^a Veterans Affairs Caribbean Healthcare Center   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Economic value of education; Education; Gender; Latinos

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950685443     PISSN: 00420859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042085908322688     Document Type: Article

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