Preparing Latinos/as for a Flat World: The Community College Role

Journal of Hispanic Higher Education

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 397-422

  Sullivan, Leila González ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

community colleges; educational equity; Hispanics; Latinos; workforce participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990380720     PISSN: 15381927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538192707305348     Document Type: Article

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