Does school choice lead to 'spirals of decline'?

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 367-384

  Gorard, Stephen ^a   Taylor, Chris ^a   Fitz, John ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036294293     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680930210127612     Document Type: Article

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