Early school leavers in rural australia: Are they all ‘at risk’?

Rural Society

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 443-456

  Marsh, Angie ^a   Williamson, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

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EID: 85010618219     PISSN: 10371656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/rsj.9.2.443     Document Type: Article

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