Predicting african american parents' and guardians' satisfaction with teachers and public schools

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 277-285

  Thompson, Gail L ^a  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African american parents and guardians; Public school satisfaction; Teacher satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038041325     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: 19400675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220670309597640     Document Type: Article

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