The political legacy of school accountability systems

Education Policy Analysis Archives

Volumn 6, Issue , 1998, Pages 1-34

  Dorn, Sherman ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c University of Pennsylvania ^*

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EID: 0002356986     PISSN: 10682341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14507/epaa.v6n1.1998     Document Type: Review

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