Research Article
Gender Differences in Factors Leading to College Enrollment: A Longitudinal Analysis of Latina and Latino Students
MARIA ESTELA ZARATE and RONALD GALLIMORE
Harvard Educational Review December 2005, 75 (4) 383-408; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17763/haer.75.4.335158u5712h3366
MARIA ESTELA ZARATE
1
University of Southern California
RONALD GALLIMORE
2
University of California, Los Angeles, and LessonLab Research Institute

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Harvard Educational Review Dec 2005, 75 (4) 383-408; DOI: 10.17763/haer.75.4.335158u5712h3366
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