Strengthening the Academic Pipeline Leading to Careers in Math, Science, and Technology for Latino Students

Journal of Hispanic Higher Education

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 222-237

  Gándara, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

college going; drop out; educational achievement; language; resources; SMET; social services

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990348439     PISSN: 15381927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538192706288820     Document Type: Article

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