Schools and the diversity transition in the wealthy societies of the west

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1616-1634

  Alba, Richard ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

demographic transition; diversity; educational inequality; educational systems; immigration; second generation

Indexed keywords

EID: 81055143943     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764211409561     Document Type: Article

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