Students, schools, and enrollment in science and humanity courses in Israeli secondary education

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 339-353

  Ayalon, Hanna ^a   Yogev, Abraham ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0031292915     PISSN: 01623737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/01623737019004339     Document Type: Article

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