Is there a school mix effect?

Educational Review

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 87-94

  Gorard, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 29244483460     PISSN: 00131911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00131910500352739     Document Type: Review

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