An evaluation of inspection reports on primary school attendance

Educational Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 267-286

  Reid, Ken ^a  

^a Swansea Institute of Higher Education   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attendance; Inspection; Inspection reports; Primary school attendance; Primary school inspection reports; School attendance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750368437     PISSN: 00131881     EISSN: 14695847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00131880600992314     Document Type: Article

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