In the eyes of the beholder: Urban student perceptions of zero tolerance policy

Urban Education

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 293-311

  McNeal, Laura ^a   Dunbar, Christopher ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Education policy; School safety; Urban youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950685742     PISSN: 00420859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042085910364475     Document Type: Article

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