The growth of mathematics and reading skills in segregated and diverse schools: An opportunity-propensity analysis of a national database

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue , 2016, Pages 34-51

  Byrnes, James P ^a   Miller Cotto, Dana ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth curves; Math skills; Racial diversity; Reading skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 84963984037     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: 10902384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2016.04.002     Document Type: Article

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