Is research possible? A rejoinder to Tooley's 'on school choice and social class'

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 575-586

  Ball, Stephen J ^a   Gewirtz, Sharon ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031533278     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0142569970180406     Document Type: Article

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