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Children missing from school systems: exploring divergent patterns of disengagement in the narrative accounts of parents, carers, children and young people.

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Children missing from school systems: exploring divergent patterns of disengagement in the narrative accounts of parents, carers, children and young people. / Broadhurst, Karen E.; May-Chahal, Corinne A.; Paton, Helen.
In: British Journal of Sociology of Education, Vol. 26, No. 1, 01.01.2005, p. 105-119.

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Broadhurst, KE, May-Chahal, CA & Paton, H 2005, 'Children missing from school systems: exploring divergent patterns of disengagement in the narrative accounts of parents, carers, children and young people.', British Journal of Sociology of Education, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 105-119. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142569042000292743

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Broadhurst, K. E., May-Chahal, C. A., & Paton, H. (2005). Children missing from school systems: exploring divergent patterns of disengagement in the narrative accounts of parents, carers, children and young people. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 26(1), 105-119. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142569042000292743

Vancouver

Broadhurst KE, May-Chahal CA, Paton H. Children missing from school systems: exploring divergent patterns of disengagement in the narrative accounts of parents, carers, children and young people. British Journal of Sociology of Education. 2005 Jan 1;26(1):105-119. doi: 10.1080/0142569042000292743

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Broadhurst, Karen E. ; May-Chahal, Corinne A. ; Paton, Helen. / Children missing from school systems: exploring divergent patterns of disengagement in the narrative accounts of parents, carers, children and young people. In: British Journal of Sociology of Education. 2005 ; Vol. 26, No. 1. pp. 105-119.

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