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Understanding Latino Students' Schooling Experiences: The Relevance of Skin Color among Mexican and Puerto Rican High School Students
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Fergus, Edward – Teachers College Record, 2009
Background/Context: For the last 40 years, researchers have posited competing theories regarding the relative influence of social class background and racial-group membership on the school experiences, academic performance, behavior, and motivation of ethnic minority students. The general purpose of these competing theories has been to explain why…
Descriptors: Race, Student Attitudes, Occupational Aspiration, Student Experience