Raising literacy standards: The true story

English in Education

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 4-16

  Hilton, Mary ^a  

^a HOMERTON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attainment; Culture; Literacy; Policy; Poverty; Research; Standards; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346257622     PISSN: 04250494     EISSN: 17548845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-8845.1998.tb00152.x     Document Type: Article

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