Accounting for school-sector differences in university entrance performance

Australian Journal of Education

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-38

  Marks, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 66349087906     PISSN: 00049441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000494410905300103     Document Type: Article

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