The enduring effects of small classes

Teachers College Record

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 145-183

  Finn, Jeremy D ^a   Gerber, Susan B ^a   Achilles, Charles M ^b   Boyd Zaharias, Jayne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Eastern Michigan University ^*

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EID: 0035533823     PISSN: 01614681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0161-4681.00112     Document Type: Article

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