Improving the academic success of disadvantaged children: An examination of success for all

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 171-180

  Ross, Steven M ^a   Smith, Lana J ^a   Slavin, Robert E ^a   Madden, Nancy A ^a  

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EID: 0031518686     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6807(199704)34:2<171::AID-PITS9>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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