School connectedness for students in low-income urban high schools

Teachers College Record

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1755-1793

  Nasir, Na'Ilah Suad ^a   Jones, Amina ^b   McLaughlin, Milbrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80054952610     PISSN: 01614681     EISSN: 14679620     Source Type: Journal    
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