Effects of high-school size on student outcomes: Response to Howley and Howley

Education Policy Analysis Archives

Volumn 12, Issue , 2004, Pages 1-17

  Lee, Valerie E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b University's Inst for Social Res   (United States)

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EID: 5344258284     PISSN: 10682341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14507/epaa.v12n53.2004     Document Type: Review

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