Incorporating economic context into educational psychology: Methodological and conceptual challenges

Educational Psychologist

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 113-124

  Murdock, Tamera B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034400645     PISSN: 00461520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15326985EP3502_5     Document Type: Article

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