Smooth and rough roads to academic achievement: Retention and race/class disparities in high school

Social Science Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 157-180

  Moller, Stephanie ^a   Stearns, Elizabeth ^b   Blau, Judith R ^c   Land, Kenneth C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Education; Race; Retention; SES

Indexed keywords

EID: 28844469973     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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