High school dropout and the role of career and technical education: A survival analysis of surviving high school

Sociology of Education

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 345-370

  Plank, Stephen B ^a   DeLuca, Stefanie ^a   Estacion, Angela ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 55849138736     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003804070808100402     Document Type: Article

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