Insufficient Sleep and the Socioeconomic Status Achievement Gap

Child Development Perspectives

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-65

  Buckhalt, Joseph A ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Achievement gap; Race; School behavior; Sleep; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 79851470810     PISSN: 17508592     EISSN: 17508606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-8606.2010.00151.x     Document Type: Article

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