School climate and teacher beliefs in a school effectively serving poor South Carolina (USA) African-American students: A case study

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 529-540

  Brown, Kimberly E ^a   Medway, Frederic J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Minority students; School climate; School effectiveness; Teacher expectations

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947275158     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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