Rites and wrongs: Institutional explanations for the student course-scheduling process in urban high schools

American Journal of Education

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 116-154

  Riehl, Carolyn ^a   Pallas, Aaron M ^a   Natriello, Gary ^a  

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EID: 0033074659     PISSN: 01956744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/444209     Document Type: Article

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