Rhetoric and reality: are integrated schools in Northern Ireland really making a difference?

Irish Educational Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 271-287

  McGlynn, Claire ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 69249123561     PISSN: 03323315     EISSN: 17474965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03323310701491547     Document Type: Article

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