The pursuit of postsecondary education: A comparison of first Nations, African, Asian, and European Canadian Youth

Canadian Review of Sociology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-37

  Thiessen, Victor ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 77950735004     PISSN: 17556171     EISSN: 1755618X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-618X.2009.01201.x     Document Type: Article

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