Ethnic segregation and performance inequality in the Swedish school system: A regional perspective

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2674-2686

  Andersson, Eva ^a   Östh, John ^a   Malmberg, Bo ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; ETHNIC MINORITY; IMMIGRANT; RACIAL DISPARITY; RACIAL SEGREGATION; STUDENT;

SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649476826     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: 14723409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a43120     Document Type: Article

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