The effectiveness of multigrade schools in Colombia

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 435-452

  McEwan, Patrick J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; LEARNING; REFORM PROCESS;

COLOMBIA;

EID: 0032451761     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-0593(98)00023-6     Document Type: Article

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