"Optimal" Size and Schooling [microform] : A Relative Concept / Austin D. Swanson.

Issues in economies of scale and optimal school size are discussed in this paper, which seeks to explain the curvilinear nature of the educational cost curve as a function of "transaction costs" and to establish "optimal size" as a relative concept. Based on the argument that edu...

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Online Access:	Request ERIC Document
Main Author:	Swanson, Austin D.
Format:	Microfilm Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1991.
Subjects:	Cost Effectiveness. Educational Economics. Educational Finance. Elementary Secondary Education. Governance. School District Size. School Effectiveness. School Size.