An evaluation of strategies and professional development needs onattendance issues within an LEA

Pastoral Care in Education

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-24

  Reid, Ken ^a  

^a Swansea Institute of Higher Education   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attendance evaluation; LEA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986118852     PISSN: 02643944     EISSN: 14680122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0264-3944.2004.00282.x     Document Type: Article

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