Class size in the first years at school: A New Zealand perspective on the international literature

International Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 711-721

  Podmore, Valerie N ^a  

^a New Zealand Council for Educational Research   (New Zealand)

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EID: 23844510358     PISSN: 08830355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-0355(98)00059-7     Document Type: Article

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