Are Class Size Differences Related to Pupils' Educational Progress and Classroom Processes? Findings from the Institute of Education Class Size Study of Children Aged 5-7 Years

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 709-730

  Blatchford, Peter ^a   Bassett, Paul ^a   Goldstein, Harvey ^a   Martin, Clare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0142153177     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0141192032000133668     Document Type: Article

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