The distribution of dropout and turnover rates among urban and suburban high schools

Sociology of Education

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-67

  Rumberger, Russell W ^a   Thomas, Scott L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 0034344785     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2673198     Document Type: Article

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