Student mobility and the increased risk of high school dropout

American Journal of Education

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-35

  Rumberger, Russell W ^a   Larson, Katherine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0032647124     PISSN: 01956744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/444201     Document Type: Article

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