Community college practices for U.S.-educated language-minority students: A resource-oriented framework

Bilingual Research Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 201-222

  Kibler, Amanda K ^a   Bunch, George C ^b   Endris, Ann K ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Cabrillo College   (United States)

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EID: 80051963329     PISSN: 15235882     EISSN: 15235890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15235882.2011.597822     Document Type: Review

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