Capital, agency, family and the Diaspora: an exploration of boys’ aspirations towards higher education in urban Jamaica

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Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 5-25

  Stockfelt, Shawanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

capital; educational aspirations; family; Jamaican Diaspora

Indexed keywords

EID: 84914677974     PISSN: 03057925     EISSN: 14693623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057925.2013.812426     Document Type: Article

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