THE BLACK-WHITE ACHIEVEMENT GAP IN THE FIRST COLLEGE YEAR: EVIDENCE FROM A NEW LONGITUDINAL CASE STUDY

Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

Volumn 22, Issue , 2004, Pages 187-216

  Spenner, Kenneth I ^a   Buchmann, Claudia ^a   Landerman, Lawrence R ^a  

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EID: 33748480440     PISSN: 02765624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0276-5624(04)22007-8     Document Type: Review

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