Schooling effects on cognitive development in a difficult environment: The case of refugee camps in the West Bank

International Studies in Sociology of Education

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 165-188

  Jabr, Dua ^a   Cahan, Sorel ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

cognitive development; Palestinian education; political oppression; schooling effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901695780     PISSN: 09620214     EISSN: 17475066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09620214.2014.900949     Document Type: Article

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