Does segregation still matter? The impact of student composition on academic achievement in high school

Teachers College Record

Volumn 107, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1999-2045

  Rumberger, Russell W ^a,c   Palardy, Gregory J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c Department of Education ^*  (United States)

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EID: 27844467665     PISSN: 01614681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9620.2005.00583.x     Document Type: Review

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