Determining the college destination of African American high school seniors: Does college athletic reputation matter?

Journal of Negro Education

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 532-545

  Braddock II, Jomills Henry ^a   Hua, Lv ^a  

^a University of Miami   (United States)

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