What are Academies the answer to?

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 101-113

  Gorard, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academies; Class; School improvement; School intakes; Sociology

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449125218     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680930802660903     Document Type: Article

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