Pupils’ views on school work and school from 7 to 16 years

Research Papers in Education

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 263-288

  Biatchford, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnic differences; Pupil attitudes; Pupil motivation toward school; School attainment; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001351052     PISSN: 02671522     EISSN: 14701146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0267152960110305     Document Type: Article

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