Racial differences in high school dropout rates: An analysis of U.S. Metropolitan areas

Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 393-413

  Leventhal Weiner, Rachel ^a   Wallace, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational inequality; High school dropouts; Urban sociology

Indexed keywords

EID: 80555127246     PISSN: 02765624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rssm.2010.12.007     Document Type: Article

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