Investigating the effects of pre-school provision: Using mixed methods in the EPPE research

International Journal of Social Research Methodology: Theory and Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 207-224

  Sammons, Pam ^a,g   Siraj Blatchford, Iram ^b   Sylva, Kathy ^c   Melhuish, Edward ^d   Taggart, Brenda ^e   Elliot, Karen ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e Effective Pre school and Primary Education (EPPE)

^f Institute of Education   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 22544434343     PISSN: 13645579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645570500154840     Document Type: Article

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