Students’ experiences of the transition from primary to secondary school

Educational and Child Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 4-14

  Tobbell, Jane ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 36749053333     PISSN: 02671611     EISSN: 23968702     Source Type: Book Series    
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