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Original Articles

Effects of Teacher-Student Ethnoracial Matching and Overall Teacher Diversity in Elementary Schools on Educational Outcomes

Pages 94-118 | Received 02 Apr 2017, Accepted 09 Oct 2017, Published online: 19 Dec 2017

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