Rural and Urban Differences in Student Achievement in Science and Mathematics: A Multilevel Analysis

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 386-418

  Young, Deidra J ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0040509085     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0924345980090403     Document Type: Article

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