Viewing the school environment through multiple lenses: In search of school-level variables tied to student achievement

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 237-254

  Wood, Nathan B ^a   Lawrenz, Frances ^a   Huffman, Douglas ^b   Schultz, Matt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULTIPLE LENSES; SCIENCE EDUCATION;

PUBLIC POLICY; STUDENTS;

SCHOOL BUILDINGS;

EID: 33645158854     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20108     Document Type: Article

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