A Strategic Approach to Tackling School Absenteeism and Truancy: The PSCC scheme

Educational Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 351-371

  Reid, Ken ^a  

^a Swansea Institute of Higher Education   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0142116119     PISSN: 03055698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305569032000159660     Document Type: Article

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