An international comparison of equity in education systems

Comparative Education

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-28

  Gorard, Stephen ^a   Smith, Emma ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; EQUITY; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

EID: 1942538623     PISSN: 03050068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305006042000184863     Document Type: Article

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