Effects of School Racial Composition on K-12 Mathematics Outcomes: A Metaregression Analysis

Review of Educational Research

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 121-158

  Mickelson, Roslyn Arlin ^a   Bottia, Martha Cecilia ^a   Lambert, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

math achievement; meta analysis; school racial composition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874568269     PISSN: 00346543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0034654312475322     Document Type: Article

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