Narrowing Pathways? Exploring the Spatial Dynamics of Postsecondary STEM Preparation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Urban Review

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-25

  Edmunds, Kimberly A ^a   Pearsall, Hamil ^b   Porterfield, Laura K ^c  

^a Research for Action   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

Author keywords

High schools; Neighborhood factors; STEM; Urban schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939890277     PISSN: 00420972     EISSN: 15731960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11256-014-0285-6     Document Type: Article

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