Evaluating the effectiveness of specialist schools in England

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 229-254

  Levačić, Rosalind ^a   Jenkins, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33748570769     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: 17445124     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09243450600697267     Document Type: Review

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