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ERIC Number: EJ612237
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0267-1522
Here We Go Again: A Reply to "What's in a Number?" by Gibson and Asthana.
Gorard, Stephen
Research Papers in Education: Policy and Practice, v15 n2 p155-62 Jun 2000
Responds to a critique of the author's work on the changing social composition of schools in England and Wales since 1988, discussing the critique's three criticisms of the original study, examining some minor points, and concluding that the original study is the fullest examination of the polarization thesis to date, with no really good evidence to contradict it. (SM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Poverty, Socioeconomic Influences, Socioeconomic Status, Special Education, Special Needs Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England; Wales
Note: For related document, see SP 528 564.