No one taught me the steps: Latinos' experiences applying to graduate school

Journal of Latinos and Education

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 204-222

  Ramirez, Elvia ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College choice; Cultural capital; Graduate school; Intersectionality; Latinos; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960546560     PISSN: 15348431     EISSN: 1532771X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15348431.2011.581105     Document Type: Article

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