Private schools for free? Parents’ reasons for choosing a new Free School for their child

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Private schools for free? Parents’ reasons for choosing a new Free School for their child. / Morris, Rebecca; Perry, Thomas.

In: Cambridge Journal of Education, Vol. 49, No. 5, 03.09.2019, p. 535-552.

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Harvard

Morris, R & Perry, T 2019, 'Private schools for free? Parents’ reasons for choosing a new Free School for their child', Cambridge Journal of Education, vol. 49, no. 5, pp. 535-552. https://doi.org/10.1080/0305764X.2019.1571561

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Morris, R., & Perry, T. (2019). Private schools for free? Parents’ reasons for choosing a new Free School for their child. Cambridge Journal of Education, 49(5), 535-552. https://doi.org/10.1080/0305764X.2019.1571561

Vancouver

Morris R, Perry T. Private schools for free? Parents’ reasons for choosing a new Free School for their child. Cambridge Journal of Education. 2019 Sep 3;49(5):535-552. https://doi.org/10.1080/0305764X.2019.1571561

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Morris, Rebecca ; Perry, Thomas. / Private schools for free? Parents’ reasons for choosing a new Free School for their child. In: Cambridge Journal of Education. 2019 ; Vol. 49, No. 5. pp. 535-552.

Bibtex

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