High hope and low regard: The resiliency of adolescents' educational expectations while developing in challenging political contexts

Research in Human Development

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 183-201

  Tinsley, Brian ^a   Spencer, Margaret Beale ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 79960529999     PISSN: 15427609     EISSN: 15427617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15427609.2010.505780     Document Type: Article

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