Ethnicity and low achievement in English schools

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 403-431

  Kingdon, Geeta ^a   Cassen, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77952531376     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: 14693518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411920902989185     Document Type: Article

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