The effect of group-level influences on pupils' progress in reading

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-40

  Hutchison, Dougal ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0037299765     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0141192032000057357     Document Type: Article

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