The disruptive transition from middle to high school: Opportunities for linking policy and practice

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 403-417

  Rice, Jennifer King ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0031475632     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0268093970120508     Document Type: Article

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