Does competition improve teaching and learning? Evidence from New Zealand

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 97-112

  Ladd, Helen F ^a   Fiske, Edward B ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Duke University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Education reform; School choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042744785     PISSN: 01623737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/01623737025001095     Document Type: Article

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