Funding mechanisms, cost drivers, and the distribution of education funds in Alberta: A case study

Alberta Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 214-232

  Neu, Dean ^a   Taylor, Alison ^a  

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