Tracks as emergent structures: A network analysis of student differentiation in a high school

American Journal of Education

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 321-353

  Heck, Ronald H ^a   Price, Carol L ^b   Thomas, Scott L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Hawaii Department of Education   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 7544224762     PISSN: 01956744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/422789     Document Type: Article

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