Differential growth trajectories for achievement among children retained in first grade: A growth mixture model

Elementary School Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 327-353

  Chen, Qi ^a   Hughes, Jan N ^b   Kwok, Oi Man ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84894795788     PISSN: 00135984     EISSN: 15548279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/674054     Document Type: Article

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