The Growing Commercialization of Schools: Issues and Practices

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 557, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 148-163

  Richards, Jef I ^a   Wartella, Ellen A ^a   Morton, Cynthia ^a   Thompson, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0032397453     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716298557000012     Document Type: Article

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