Tackling California's class size reduction policy initiative: An up close and personal account of how teachers and learners responded

International Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 797-807

  Korostoff, Marilyn ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

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EID: 0005524897     PISSN: 08830355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-0355(98)00064-0     Document Type: Article

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