The relative quality and cost-effectiveness of private and public schools for low-income families: A case study in a developing country

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 117-144

  Tooley, James ^a   Dixon, Pauline ^a   Shamsan, Yarim ^b   Schagen, Ian ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Education for all; Government education; Private education

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951928171     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: 17445124     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09243450903255482     Document Type: Article

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