Transitioning Year 7 Primary Students to Secondary Settings in Western Australian Catholic Schools: How Successful Was the Move?

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Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1-15

  Coffey, Anne ^a   Berlach, Richard G ^a   O’Neill, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

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EID: 84886623269     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19404476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19404476.2013.11462103     Document Type: Article

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