Explaining socioeconomic inequalities in student achievement: The role of home and school factors

Educational Research and Evaluation

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 105-128

  Marks, Gary N ^a,b   Cresswell, John ^b   Ainley, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Australian Council for Educational Research   (Australia)

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EID: 33646455015     PISSN: 13803611     EISSN: 17444187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803610600587040     Document Type: Article

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