Acculturation, well-being and classroom behaviour among white British and British Asian primary-school children in the south-east of England: validating a child-friendly measure of acculturation attitudes

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Nigbur, D., Brown, R., Cameron, L., Hossain, R., Landau, A., Le Touze, D., Rutland, A. and Watters, C. 2008. Acculturation, well-being and classroom behaviour among white British and British Asian primary-school children in the south-east of England: validating a child-friendly measure of acculturation attitudes. International Journal of Intercultural Relations. 32 (6), pp. 493-504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2008.03.001
AuthorsNigbur, D., Brown, R., Cameron, L., Hossain, R., Landau, A., Le Touze, D., Rutland, A. and Watters, C.
Year2008
JournalInternational Journal of Intercultural Relations
Journal citation32 (6), pp. 493-504
ISSN0147-1767
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2008.03.001
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