Children of Dominican, Portuguese, and Cambodian immigrant families: Academic attitudes and pathways during middle childhood

Developmental Pathways Through Middle Childhood: Rethinking Contexts and Diversity as Resources

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 207-233

  Coll, Cynthia T García ^a   Szalacha, Laura A ^a   Palacios, Natalia ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781410615558     Document Type: Chapter

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