Measuring instructional practice: Can policymakers trust survey data?

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-45

  Mayer, Daniel P ^a  

^a MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 0033410945     PISSN: 01623737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/01623737021001029     Document Type: Article

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