Are secondary schools spending enough on books?

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 239-255

  Hurd, Steve ^a   Mangan, Jean ^b   Adnett, Nick ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 16644376662     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0141192052000340233     Document Type: Article

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