Local school boards under review: Their role and effectiveness in relation to students' academic achievement

Review of Educational Research

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 229-278

  Land, Deborah ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Educational governance; School boards

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036625421     PISSN: 00346543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00346543072002229     Document Type: Review

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