Immigrant DREAMs: English learners, the texas 10% admissions plan, and college academic success

Journal of Latinos and Education

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 106-126

  Heilig, Julian Vasquez ^a   Rodriguez, Cristobal ^b   Somers, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College admission; Diversity; Educational policy; English learner students; Enrollment trends; Higher education; Selective admission

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953773369     PISSN: 15348431     EISSN: 1532771X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15348431.2011.556521     Document Type: Article

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