Academic experiences of war-zone students in Canada

Journal of Youth Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 311-328

  Stermac, Lana ^a   Elgie, Susan ^a   Clarke, Allyson ^a   Dunlap, Hester ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

education; immigrants; schooling; trauma; war zone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859386658     PISSN: 13676261     EISSN: 14699680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13676261.2011.643235     Document Type: Article

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