Makin’ It in College: The Value of Significant Individuals in the Lives of Mexican American Adolescents

Journal of Hispanic Higher Education

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-67

  Sánchez, Bernadette ^a   Reyes, Olga ^b   Singh, Joshua ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

academic achievement; adolescents; Latino a; Mexican American; social capital; social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990397348     PISSN: 15381927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538192705282570     Document Type: Article

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