School Context, Precollege Educational Opportunities, and College Degree Attainment Among High-Achieving Black Males

Urban Review

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 472-489

  Rose, Valija C ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Achievement; African American; Gifted; Postsecondary

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886747267     PISSN: 00420972     EISSN: 15731960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11256-013-0258-1     Document Type: Article

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