School effectiveness in 14 sub-Saharan African countries: Links with 6th Graders' reading achievement

Studies in Educational Evaluation

Volumn 31, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 207-246

  Lee, Valerie E ^a   Zuze, Tia Linda ^b   Ross, Kenneth N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNESCO   (United States)

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EID: 25444525219     PISSN: 0191491X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.stueduc.2005.05.011     Document Type: Article

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