After the bell: Participation in extracurricular activities, classroom behavior, and academic achievement

Sociology of Education

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-45

  Covay, Elizabeth ^a   Carbonaro, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Extracurricular activities; Noncognitive skills; SES advantage

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953783445     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: 19398573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038040709356565     Document Type: Article

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