Private supplementary tutoring: Comparative perspectives on patterns and implications

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Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 515-530

  Bray, Mark ^a  

^a International Institute for Educational Planning   (France)

Author keywords

Out of school education; Private education; Tuition; Tutoring

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EID: 33845468448     PISSN: 03057925     EISSN: 14693623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057920601024974     Document Type: Conference Paper

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