The Inter-Cohort Reproduction of Mexican American Dropouts

Race and Social Problems

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 68-81

  Saenz, Rogelio ^a   Siordia, Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dropouts; Education; Mexican American; PUMS

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873271707     PISSN: 18671748     EISSN: 18671756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12552-012-9062-x     Document Type: Article

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