Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2008

Full Length Research Paper

School resources and student achievement: A study of primary schools in Zimbabwe

Ntobeko Ndlovu
  • Ntobeko Ndlovu
  • Institute of Development Studies, National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe.
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  •  Received: 05 June 2017
  •  Accepted: 24 November 2017
  •  Published: 10 April 2018

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