Support and barriers for Latino male students' educational pursuits: Perceptions of counselors and administrators

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 458-466

  Clark, Mary Ann ^a   Ponjuan, Luis ^a,b   Orrock, Jason ^a   Wilson, Timothy ^a   Flores, Griselda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

achievement gaps; collaborative interventions; Gender differences in educational achievement; student diversity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884950138     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: 15566676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2013.00118.x     Document Type: Article

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