Sorting, peers, and achievement of Aboriginal students in British Columbia;Classement, pairs et résultats des étudiants aborigènes en Colombie Britannique

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1273-1301

  Friesen, Jane ^a   Krauth, Brian ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; SOCIAL SEGREGATION; STUDENT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 77958589150     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5982.2010.01614.x     Document Type: Article

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