The influence of student achievement on teacher turnover

Education Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 177-202

  Falch, Torberg ^a   Rønning, Marte ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Family status; Non pecuniary factors; Student achievement; Teacher turnover

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; LABOR MARKET; LIVING STANDARD; STUDENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 34247184748     PISSN: 09645292     EISSN: 14695782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09645290701263104     Document Type: Article

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