Keeping a sense of proportion: The 'politician's error' in analysing school outcomes

British Journal of Educational Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 235-246

  Gorard, Stephen ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Gender; Performance; Underachievement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033455856     PISSN: 00071005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8527.00116     Document Type: Article

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