Parents' school satisfaction: Ethnic similarities and differences

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 471-486

  Friedman, Barry A ^a   Bobrowski, Paula E ^b   Geraci, John ^c,d  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Harris Interactive   (United States)

^d Crux Research Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Customer satisfaction; Ethnic groups; Parents; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747517211     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230610683769     Document Type: Article

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