The value of experiments in education

Education Finance and Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 107-123

  Whitehurst, Grover J ^a  

^a BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

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EID: 84858975688     PISSN: 15573060     EISSN: 15573079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/EDFP_a_00058     Document Type: Article

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