The politics of rural school reform: Escuela Nueva in Colombia

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 547-559

  McEwan, Patrick J ^a   Benveniste, Luis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

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EID: 1842739979     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680930110087816     Document Type: Article

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