Encouraging education in an urban school district: Evidence from the Philadelphia educational longitudinal study

Education Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 135-157

  Furstenberg Jr , Frank F ^a   Neumark, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

College access; High school graduation; Transition to higher education

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; HIGHER EDUCATION; SCHOOLING BEHAVIOR; STUDENT;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; PHILADELPHIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247202652     PISSN: 09645292     EISSN: 14695782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09645290701263054     Document Type: Article

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