Is the school composition effect real?: A discussion with evidence from the UK PISA data

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 441-457

  Nash, Roy ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 11844254480     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/sesi.14.4.441.17153     Document Type: Review

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