Do school segregation and school resources explain region-of-origin differences in the mathematics achievement of immigrant students?

Educational Research and Evaluation

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 435-462

  Dronkers, Jaap ^a   Levels, Mark ^b  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 36248937162     PISSN: 13803611     EISSN: 17444187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803610701743047     Document Type: Article

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