Comparing England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: The case for 'home internationals' in comparative research

Comparative Education

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-25

  Raffe, David ^a   Brannen, Karen ^b   Croxford, Linda ^b   Martin, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0002036381     PISSN: 03050068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03050069928044     Document Type: Article

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