The determinants of student achievement in government and private schools in Pakistan

Pakistan Development Review

Volumn 42, Issue 4 II, 2003, Pages 841-875

  Aslam, Monazza ^a  

^a WOLFSON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; PRIMARY EDUCATION; STUDENT;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; LAHORE; PAKISTAN; PUNJAB [PAKISTAN]; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 14844285354     PISSN: 00309729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30541/v42i4iipp.841-876     Document Type: Article

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