A Mathematical Analysis of the Learning Production Process and a Model for Determining What Matters in Education

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-37

  Bacdayan, Andrew W ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0043099902     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0272-7757(96)00003-9     Document Type: Article

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