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Schooling Experience of Latino/A Immigrant Adolescents in North Carolina

An Examination of Relationships between Peers, Teachers, and Parents

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Immigration and Education in North Carolina

Part of the book series: Breakthroughs in the Sociology of Education ((FAAI))

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Using qualitative interview data from the Latino Adolescent Mental Health and Adaptation study, this chapter examines how the schooling experiences of Latino/a immigrant adolescents in North Carolina influence their sociocultural adaptation.

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  1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

    Xue Lan Rong

  2. University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA

    Jeremy Hilburn

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Green, M., Perreira, K.M., Ko, L.K. (2016). Schooling Experience of Latino/A Immigrant Adolescents in North Carolina. In: Rong, X.L., Hilburn, J. (eds) Immigration and Education in North Carolina. Breakthroughs in the Sociology of Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-809-9_3

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