An international comparison of achievement inequality in within- and between-school tracking systems

American Journal of Education

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 293-324

  Chmielewski, Anna K ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84898840329     PISSN: 01956744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/675529     Document Type: Article

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