Researching the links between school resources and student outcomes in the UK: A review of issues and evidence

Education Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 313-331

  Levačić, Rosalind ^a   Vignoles, Anna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036978413     PISSN: 09645292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09645290210127534     Document Type: Article

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