K-12 educational outcomes of immigrant youth

Future of Children

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 129-152

  Crosnoe, Robert ^a   López Turley, Ruth N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953116769     PISSN: 10548289     EISSN: 15501558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/foc.2011.0008     Document Type: Article

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