Why Production Function Analysis is Irrelevant in Policy Deliberations Concerning Educational Funding Equity
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: education policy analysis archives
سال: 1993
ISSN: 1068-2341
DOI: 10.14507/epaa.v1n11.1993