Exploring sources of variation in Romanian science achievement

Prospects

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 475-496

  Istrate, Olimpius ^a   Noveanu, Gabriela ^b   Smith, Thomas M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^b Institute for Educational Sciences   (Romania)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34247475739     PISSN: 00331538     EISSN: 15739090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11125-006-9006-6     Document Type: Article

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