Exploring the basis for parental choice in public education: Assessing school performance in Tennessee

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 595-606

  Lee, Sung Roe ^a   Fitzgerald, Michael R ^a  

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EID: 0030326995     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.1996.tb01649.x     Document Type: Article

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