The place of the "open house" in the school-choice process: Insights from Canadian parents, children, and teachers

Urban Education

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-184

  Oplatka, Izhar ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Marketing; Open evening; Parents; Promotional activities; School choice; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846944998     PISSN: 00420859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042085906296561     Document Type: Review

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