Room to manoeuvre: Mobilising the 'active partner' in home-school relations

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 473-489

  McNamara, Olwen ^a   Hustler, David ^a   Stronach, Ian ^a   Rodrigo, Marta ^a   Beresford, Emma ^a   Botcherby, Sue ^a  

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EID: 0034258485     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713651567     Document Type: Article

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