Academic resilience in mathematics among poor and minority students

Elementary School Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 177-195

  Borman, Geoffrey D ^a   Overman, Laura T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2442611637     PISSN: 00135984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/499748     Document Type: Article

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