Working conditions in charter schools: What’s the appeal for teachers?

Education and Urban Society

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 219-241

  Malloy, Courtney L ^a   Wohlstetter, Priscilla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Charter schools; Education reform; Teachers; Working conditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037321410     PISSN: 00131245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013124502239393     Document Type: Article

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