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The Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (Sacmeq): Mission, Approach and Projects

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    Saul Murimba

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Murimba, S. The Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (Sacmeq): Mission, Approach and Projects. Prospects 35, 75–89 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11125-005-6819-7

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