School demographic variables and out-of-school suspension rates: A quantitative and qualitative analysis of a large, ethnically diverse school district

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 259-277

  Mendez, Linda M Raffaele ^a   Knoff, Howard M ^a   Ferron, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 23044534312     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.10020     Document Type: Article

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