The effects of social class and ethnicity on gender differences in GCSE attainment: A secondary analysis of the Youth Cohort Study of England and Wales 1997-2001

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-21

  Connolly, Paul ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 30444460396     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411920500401963     Document Type: Review

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