Parents' labor force attachment and grade retention among urban Black children

Sociology of Education

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 217-236

  Guo, Guang ^a   Brooks Gunn, Jeanne ^b   Harris, Kathleen Mullan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 0030506740     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2112730     Document Type: Article

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