Do OFSTED inspections of secondary schools make a difference to GCSE results?

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-75

  Shaw, I ^a   Newton, D P ^a   Aitkin, M ^a   Darnell, R ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0037298834     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0141192032000057375     Document Type: Article

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