Socioeconomic disadvantage, school attendance, and early cognitive development: The differential effects of school exposure

Sociology of Education

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 271-286

  Ready, Douglas D ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

achievement; attendance; inequality; social class

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149366141     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: 19398573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038040710383520     Document Type: Article

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