Effects of organic management on student achievement

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 219-253

  Miller, Robert J ^a   Rowan, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational administration; HLM growth models; Organic management; Student achievement; Teacher empowerment; Teacher professionalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744983520     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00028312043002219     Document Type: Article

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