School social capital and pupils' academic performance1

International Studies in Sociology of Education

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 213-236

  Haghighat, Elhum ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 85044815830     PISSN: 09620214     EISSN: 17475066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09620210500200141     Document Type: Article

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