Poverty and family structure effects on children's mathematics achievement: Estimates from random and fixed effects models

Social Science Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 297-318

  Burnett, Kristin ^a   Farkas, George ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67349133608     PISSN: 03623319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soscij.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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