The relative importance of class size to infant teachers in England

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 245-258

  Hall, Kathy ^a   Nuttall, Wendy ^b  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033242305     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0141192990250207     Document Type: Article

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