Self-concept and native language background: A study of measurement invariance and cross-group comparisons in third grade

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 226-240

  Niehaus, Kate ^a   Adelson, Jill L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elementary school.; English language learners; Invariance testing; Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis; Self concept

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880985085     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030556     Document Type: Article

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