Instructional time and national achievement: Cross-national evidence

Prospects

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 311-334

  Baker, David P ^a   Fabrega, Rodrigo ^b   Galindo, Claudia ^b   Mishook, Jacob ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77953500751     PISSN: 00331538     EISSN: 15739090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11125-004-5310-1     Document Type: Article

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