Raising the achievement of African heritage pupils: A case study of good practice in British schools

Educational Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 415-434

  Demie, Feyisa ^a,b   McLean, Christabel ^a  

^a Lambeth Education   (United Kingdom)

^b Research and Statistics Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black African achievement; Ethnicity; Good practice; Raising achievement; School improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 36749055846     PISSN: 03055698     EISSN: 14653400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03055690701423606     Document Type: Article

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