Unexpected pathways through education: Why do some students not succeed in school and what helps others beat the odds?

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-20

  Feinstein, Leon ^a   Peck, Stephen C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 39049153518     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2008.00545.x     Document Type: Editorial

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