Family structure and the educational outcomes of British children: Some preliminary evidence

International Journal of Learning

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 643-656

  Li, Yuxin ^a   Mumford, Karen A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Educational outcomes; Family structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950268001     PISSN: 14479494     EISSN: 14479540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18848/1447-9494/CGP/v16i07/46358     Document Type: Article

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