Researching Race Within Educational Psychology Contexts

Educational Psychologist

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 244-260

  DeCuir Gunby, Jessica T ^a   Schutz, Paul A ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 84918795582     PISSN: 00461520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00461520.2014.957828     Document Type: Article

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