Do Career and Technical Education Programs of Study Improve Student Achievement? Preliminary Analyses from a Rigorous Longitudinal Study

International Journal of Educational Reform

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 98-118

  Castellano, Marisa ^a   Sundell, Kirsten ^a   Overman, Laura T ^a   Aliaga, Oscar A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 84989252868     PISSN: 10567879     EISSN: 26319675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/105678791202100202     Document Type: Article

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