Social equity theory and racial-ethnic achievement gaps

Child Development

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1120-1136

  Mckown, Clark ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; NEGRO; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

ACHIEVEMENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PARENTING; PEER GROUP; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880387668     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12033     Document Type: Article

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