Using agent-based models for education planning: Is the UK education system agent based?

Agent-Based Models of Geographical Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 481-497

  Harland, Kirk ^a   Heppenstall, Alison J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84859564985     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-8927-4_23     Document Type: Chapter

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