The effect of childhood segregation on minority academic performance at selective colleges

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-26

  Massey, Douglas S ^a   Fischer, Mary J ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Higher education; Minority students; Segregation

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION;

EID: 29244489208     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01419870500351159     Document Type: Article

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