International achievement differences: An assessment of a new perspective

Educational Researcher

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 4-15

  Stedman, Lawrence C ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0003018337     PISSN: 0013189X     EISSN: 1935102X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0013189X026003004     Document Type: Article

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