Examination performance in Scottish secondary schools: An ordered logit approach

Applied Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 16, 2002, Pages 2031-2041

  Sawkins, John W ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; METHODOLOGY; SECONDARY EDUCATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037524348     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840210124559     Document Type: Article

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