Toward a theory of combination classes

Educational Research and Evaluation

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 281-304

  Mason, DeWayne A ^a   Burns, Robert B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

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EID: 84991962157     PISSN: 13803611     EISSN: 17444187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1380361970030401     Document Type: Article

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