Patterns in recidivism and discretionary placement in disciplinary alternative education: The impact of gender, ethnicity, age, and special education status

Education and Treatment of Children

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 193-208

  Booker, Kimberly ^a   Mitchell, Angela ^a  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative education; Discipline; Zero tolerance

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051640969     PISSN: 07488491     EISSN: 19348924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/etc.2011.0016     Document Type: Article

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