Is the Sky Really the Limit? Exploring the Attitude-Achievement Paradox in the Belgian Context

Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 225-238

  Van Praag, Lore ^a   D’hondt, Fanny ^a   Stevens, Peter ^a   Van Houtte, Mieke ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

attitude achievement paradox; Belgium; immigration; secondary education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992467181     PISSN: 23326492     EISSN: 23326506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2332649214560439     Document Type: Article

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