Why does it take a village? The mediation of neighborhood effects on educational achievement

Social Forces

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 117-152

  Ainsworth, James W ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036750720     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2002.0038     Document Type: Article

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