Stability and Consistency in Secondary Schools' Effects on Students' GCSE Outcomes over Three Years

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 169-197

  Thomas, Sally ^a   Sammons, Pam ^a   Mortimore, Peter ^a   Smees, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0002662669     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0924345970080201     Document Type: Article

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