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Original Articles

High school socioeconomic composition and college choice: multilevel mediation via organizational habitus, school practices, peer and staff attitudes

Pages 329-353 | Received 20 Nov 2013, Accepted 01 Sep 2014, Published online: 07 Oct 2014

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