Quality of school life: Development and preliminary standardisation of an instrument based on performance indicators in Scottish secondary schools

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 265-284

  Karatzias, A ^a   Power, K G ^a   Swanson, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0041865350     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/sesi.12.3.265.3449     Document Type: Article

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