Whole-school detracking: A strategy for equity and excellence

Theory into Practice

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 82-89

  Alvarez, Doris ^a,b   Meban, Hugh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Sociology ^*

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EID: 33645153693     PISSN: 00405841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15430421tip4501_11     Document Type: Article

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