Cinderellas and ugly ducklings: Positive turning points in students' educational careers-exploratory evidence and a future agenda

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 351-370

  Yair, Gad ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 74949087736     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: 14693518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411920802044388     Document Type: Article

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