A general approach for using data in the comparative analyses of learning outcomes

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Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 349-370

  Desjardins, Richard ^a   Tuijnman, Albert ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Competencies; Education policy; Educational research and development; Human capital; Knowledge and skills; Learning benefits; Learning outcomes; Lifelong learning; Resource conversion; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646567122     PISSN: 08264805     EISSN: 15731790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10780-005-8164-4     Document Type: Article

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