The simultaneous production of educational achievement and popularity: How do some pupils accomplish it?

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 317-340

  Francis, Becky ^a   Skelton, Christine ^b   Read, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77949546964     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: 14693518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411920902919265     Document Type: Article

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