School resistance in American high schools: The role of race and gender in oppositional culture theory

Evaluation and Research in Education

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 6-30

  Lundy, Garvey F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

academic achievement; ethnic differences; gender; oppositional culture; peer relations; school resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650958061     PISSN: 09500790     EISSN: 17477514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14664200308668288     Document Type: Article

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