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Values, Control, and Outcomes in Public and Private Schools

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    Caroline Hodges Persell

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Persell, C.H. (2000). Values, Control, and Outcomes in Public and Private Schools. In: Hallinan, M.T. (eds) Handbook of the Sociology of Education. Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-36424-2_18

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