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9-1-1998

Attitudes to school life: their influences and their effects on achievement and leaving school
Gary Marks
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This report forms part of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth: a research program that is financially supported by the Commonwealth Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs.

The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and not necessarily of the
Commonwealth Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs.

September 1998

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