Teacher-student matching and the assessment of teacher effectiveness

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 778-820

  Clotfelter, Charles T ^a   Ladd, Helen F ^a   Vigdor, Jacob L ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STUDENT; TEACHING;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846348025     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.xli.4.778     Document Type: Article

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