Class formation and composition in elementary schools

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 739-772

  Burns, Robert B ^b   Mason, DeWayne A ^a  

^a Jurupa Unified School District   (United States)

^b Jurupa Unified School District ^*

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EID: 0032286710     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00028312035004739     Document Type: Article

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