Homeless youth and educational policy: A case study of urban youth in a metropolitan area

Advances in Education in Diverse Communities: Research, Policy and Praxis

Volumn 8, Issue , 2012, Pages 49-78

  Tierney, William G ^a   Hallett, Ronald E ^a  

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EID: 84884996780     PISSN: 1479358X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S1479-358X(2012)0000008008     Document Type: Article

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