School size in Chicago elementary schools: Effects on teachers' attitudes and students' achievement

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-31

  Lee, Valerie E ^a   Loeb, Susanna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034343360     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00028312037001003     Document Type: Article

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