Delayed school entry in Uganda

Research in Comparative and International Education

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 222-235

  Moyi, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 80051990610     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17454999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2304/rcie.2011.6.2.222     Document Type: Article

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