Do ethnically mixed classrooms promote inclusive attitudes towards immigrants everywhere? A study among native adolescents in 14 countries

European Sociological Review

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 810-822

  Janmaat, Jan Germen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84925197728     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcu075     Document Type: Article

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