(Mis)Understanding underachievement: A response to Connolly

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 705-714

  Gorard, Stephen ^a   Smith, Emma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achievement gap; Equity; Gender gap; Political arithmetic; Research quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 55849085395     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425690802423379     Document Type: Article

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