Tackling school leaving at its source: A case of reform in the middle years of schooling

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 177-193

  Smyth, John ^a   McInerney, Peter ^a   Hattam, Robert ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0037811485     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425690301901     Document Type: Review

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