Student achievement, selected environmental characteristics, and neighborhood type

Urban Review

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 277-292

  Thompson, Franklin T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic disadvantage; Environmental impact; Neighborhood type; Student achievement; Suppressor variable

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646107121     PISSN: 00420972     EISSN: 15731960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020607424502     Document Type: Article

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