The complexity of school and neighbourhood effects and movements of pupils on school differences in models of educational achievement

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A: Statistics in Society

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 537-554

  Leckie, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross classified models; Multilevel modelling; Multiple membership models; Pupil mobility; School effectiveness; Value added models

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649154672     PISSN: 09641998     EISSN: 1467985X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-985X.2008.00577.x     Document Type: Article

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