Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2009

Full Length Research Paper

Debate participation and academic achievement among high school students in the Houston Independent School District: 2012 - 2015

Tomohiro M. Ko
  • Tomohiro M. Ko
  • Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
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Briana Mezuk
  • Briana Mezuk
  • Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, 426 Thompson St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, United States.
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  •  Received: 04 February 2021
  •  Accepted: 17 May 2021
  •  Published: 31 May 2021

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