Do instructional practices contribute to inequality in achievement?: The case of mathematics instruction in kindergarten

Journal of Early Childhood Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 301-322

  Bodovski, Katerina ^a   Farkas, George ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Educational inequality; Kindergarten instruction; Mathematics instruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 46349111772     PISSN: 1476718X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1476718X07080476     Document Type: Article

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