Experiments for educational evaluation and improvement

Peabody Journal of Education

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 7-27

  Borman, Geoffrey D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0042596554     PISSN: 0161956X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327930PJE7704_2     Document Type: Article

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