Alternative approaches to the politics of detracking

Theory into Practice

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 90-99

  Welner, Kevin ^a,c   Burris, Carol Corbett ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Rockville Centre Union Free School District   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 33645159655     PISSN: 00405841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15430421tip4501_12     Document Type: Article

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