Race, poverty, and the student curriculum: Implications for standards policy

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 675-693

  Alexander, Nicola A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Course taking; Curriculum standards; Education policy; Equity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036744732     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00028312039003675     Document Type: Review

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