The Effect of Schools and Classes on Language Achievement

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 841-859

  De Fraine, Bieke ^a   Van Damme, Jan ^a   Van Landeghem, Georges ^a   Opdenakker, Marie Christine ^a   Onghena, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 0347302927     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0141192032000137330     Document Type: Article

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