Lower-division class size at U.S. postsecondary institutions

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 615-630

  Chatman, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 0031257803     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024900714326     Document Type: Article

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