Segregation by choice? A study of group-specific reasons for school choice

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 347-368

  Denessen, Eddie ^a   Driessen, Geert ^a   Sleegers, Peter ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 20744456422     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680930500108981     Document Type: Article

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