Effect of catholic school culture on students’ achievement in the higher school certificate examination: A multilevel path analysis

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 409-432

  Mok, Magdalena ^a   Flynn, Marcellin ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0000563958     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144341980180404     Document Type: Article

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