Class size effects: Assessing the evidence, its policy implications, and future research agenda

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 231-248

  Grissmer, David ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 0033470930     PISSN: 01623737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/01623737021002231     Document Type: Article

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