Social networks and academic achievement: peer-effects within Sao Paulo\'s public school system

Human beings are social animals, and the relevance of the networks an individual participates throughout his or her life has already been proved by several studies. In this dissertation, the social networks of 107 schools in São Paulo\'s public System are described intensively but not exhaustiv...

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Main Author: Gukovas, Renata Mayer
Other Authors: Rangel, Marcos de Almeida
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Biblioteca Digitais de Teses e Dissertações da USP 2014
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Online Access:http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/12/12138/tde-03042014-203652/