Social Influences on the Ethnic Achievement Gap

Handbook of Race, Racism, and the Developing Child

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 366-396

  Mckown, Clark ^b   Strambler, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

American educational system; Ethnicity; Genetic endowment; Individual innovation; Social influences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886352840     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118269930.ch15     Document Type: Chapter

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