Family, Classroom, and School Effects on Children's Educational Outcomes in Latin America

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 409-445

  Douglas Willms, J ^a   Somers, Marie Andrée ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1842690796     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/sesi.12.4.409.3445     Document Type: Article

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