Pupil mobility and educational achievement in schools: An empirical analysis

Educational Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 197-215

  Demie, Feyisa ^a  

^a Research and Statistics Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attainment; Mobility; School improvement; Turbulence; Turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036623294     PISSN: 00131881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00131880210135304     Document Type: Article

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