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ERIC Number: EJ640969
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
Small Classes in American Schools: Research, Practice, and Politics.
Finn, Jeremy D.
Phi Delta Kappan, v83 n7 p551-60 Mar 2002
Provides a brief overview of the current status of class-size reduction programs; summarizes research that has moved districts and states to seek class-size reduction; calls attention to the misapplication of the research in some contexts; discusses questions about smaller classes that remain unanswered; describes current research into the long-term consequences of small classes. (Contains 45 references.) (Author/PKP)
Descriptors: Class Size, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Professional Development, Research Needs, Teacher Student Ratio
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: California; North Carolina; Project SAGE; Project STAR