Well-being in schools: Empirical measure, or politician's dream?

Oxford Review of Education

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 281-292

  Coleman, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 70449441475     PISSN: 03054985     EISSN: 14653915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03054980902934548     Document Type: Article

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