A test of the big fish in a little pond hypothesis: An investigation into the feelings of seven-year-old pupils in school

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 161-181

  Tymms, Peter ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0040675759     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/sesi.12.2.161.3452     Document Type: Article

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