The academic success of East Asian American Youth: The role of shadow education

Sociology of Education

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 40-60

  Byun, Soo Yong ^a   Park, Hyunjoon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

East Asian American students; race and ethnicity; SAT coaching; shadow education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862908501     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: 19398573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038040711417009     Document Type: Article

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