The social ecology of child development in the Mexican American population: Current theoretical and empirical perspectives

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 9-29

  Padilla, Yolanda C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Child development; Hispanic; Mexican American; Social ecological model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937379373     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v05n03_02     Document Type: Article

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