The Ethnic Minority 'Underachieving' Group? Investigating the Claims of 'Underachievement' amongst Bangladeshi Pupils in British Secondary Schools

Race Ethnicity and Education

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 145-168

  Haque, Zubaida ^a  

^a c/o Commn Fut Multi Ethnic Britain ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0037929109     PISSN: 13613324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13613320050074014     Document Type: Article

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