The false linking of race and causality: Lessons from standardized testing

Race and Society

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 219-233

  Holland, Paul W ^a  

^a EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Causality; Race; Standardized testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042318610     PISSN: 10909524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-9524(03)00011-1     Document Type: Article

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