A Brief History of Educational 'Value Added': How Did We Get to Where We Are?

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 233-256

  Saunders, Lesley ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0038299307     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/sesi.10.2.233.3507     Document Type: Article

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