Preparing the underprepared: An analysis of racial disparities in postsecondary mathematics remediation

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 209-237

  Riley Bahr, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 77951033968     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jhe.0.0086     Document Type: Article

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