Latinos’ Changing Ethnic Group Representation From Elementary to Middle School: Perceived Belonging and Academic Achievement

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 537-549

  Morales Chicas, Jessica ^a   Graham, Sandra ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC SUCCESS; CHILD; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT;

ACADEMIC SUCCESS; CHILD; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84996866042     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jora.12292     Document Type: Article

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