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Gender and school choice: factors influencing parents when choosing single-sex or co-educational independent schools for their children

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Gender and school choice: factors influencing parents when choosing single-sex or co-educational independent schools for their children. / Jackson, C.; Bisset, M.
In: Cambridge Journal of Education, Vol. 35, No. 2, 2005, p. 195-211.

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Jackson, C & Bisset, M 2005, 'Gender and school choice: factors influencing parents when choosing single-sex or co-educational independent schools for their children', Cambridge Journal of Education, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 195-211. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057640500146856

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Jackson, C., & Bisset, M. (2005). Gender and school choice: factors influencing parents when choosing single-sex or co-educational independent schools for their children. Cambridge Journal of Education, 35(2), 195-211. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057640500146856

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Jackson C, Bisset M. Gender and school choice: factors influencing parents when choosing single-sex or co-educational independent schools for their children. Cambridge Journal of Education. 2005;35(2):195-211. doi: 10.1080/03057640500146856

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Jackson, C. ; Bisset, M. / Gender and school choice: factors influencing parents when choosing single-sex or co-educational independent schools for their children. In: Cambridge Journal of Education. 2005 ; Vol. 35, No. 2. pp. 195-211.

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