Protecting the development of 5-11-year-olds from the impacts of early disadvantage: The role of primary school academic effectiveness

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 251-268

  Sammons, Pam ^a   Hall, James ^a   Sylva, Kathy ^a   Melhuish, Edward ^b   Siraj Blatchford, Iram ^c   Taggart, Brenda ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

academic attainment; multiple disadvantage; primary school; protection; self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878126371     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: 17445124     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09243453.2012.749797     Document Type: Article

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