Pathways to college for young black scholars: A community cultural wealth perspective

Harvard Educational Review

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 551-579

  Jayakumar, Uma M ^a   Vue, Rican ^b   Allen, Walter R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84892658604     PISSN: 00178055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17763/haer.83.4.4k1mq00162433l28     Document Type: Review

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