Annotation: Class size and the quality of educational outcomes

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 797-804

  Bennett, Neville ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Class size; Education

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; GOVERNMENT; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; PARENT; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RESEARCH; TEACHER; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL; STANDARD;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; HUMANS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 0031695629     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021963098002819     Document Type: Article

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