Exploring school effects across southern and eastern African school systems and in Tanzania

Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 283-305

  Yu, Guoxing ^a   Thomas, Sally M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85014470117     PISSN: 0969594X     EISSN: 1465329X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09695940802417525     Document Type: Article

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