Exploring the relationships among race, class, gender, and middle school students' perceptions of school racial climate

Equity and Excellence in Education

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 395-411

  Watkins, Natasha D ^a   Aber, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 84880967691     PISSN: 10665684     EISSN: 15473457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10665680903260218     Document Type: Article

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