High school size, achievement equity, and cost: Robust interaction effects and tentative results

Education Policy Analysis Archives

Volumn 9, Issue , 2001, Pages

  Bickel, Robert ^a   Howley, Craig ^b,c   Williams, Tony ^a   Glascock, Catherine ^b  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AEL Inc   (United States)

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EID: 3042676515     PISSN: 10682341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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