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Which school systems sort weaker students into smaller classes? International evidence

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West, Martin R.
Wo[beta]mann, Ludger

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Volume (Year): 22 (2006)
Issue (Month): 4 (December)
Pages: 944-968
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  1. Kaoru Nabeshima, 2003. "Raising the quality of secondary education in East Asia," Policy Research Working Paper Series 3140, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]
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  3. Thomas Dee & Martin West, 2008. "The Non-Cognitive Returns to Class Size," NBER Working Papers 13994, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  4. Jencks, Christopher & Tach, Laura, 2005. "Would Equal Opportunity Mean More Mobility?," Working Paper Series rwp05-037, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government. [Downloadable!]
  5. Ammermüller, Andreas, 2004. "PISA: What Makes the Difference? : Explaining the Gap in PISA Test Scores Between Finland and Germany," ZEW Discussion Papers 04-04, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research. [Downloadable!]
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