Classroom process differences in inner-city elementary schools

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-59

  Waxman, Hersholt C ^a   Huang, Shwu Yong L ^a   Anderson, Lascelle ^b   Weinstein, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0040844819     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: 19400675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220679709597520     Document Type: Article

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