“i want my teachers to like me”: Multiculturalism and school dropout rates among mexican americans

Equity and Excellence in Education

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 35-42

  Tan, Gerdean ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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EID: 84901825088     PISSN: 10665684     EISSN: 15473457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1066568010340206     Document Type: Article

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