Breaking Down the Forgotten Half: Exploratory Profiles of Youths in Quebec's Adult Education Centers

Educational Researcher

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 191-200

  Marcotte, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

at risk students; descriptive analysis; dropouts; identity; structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865462558     PISSN: 0013189X     EISSN: 1935102X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0013189X12445319     Document Type: Article

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