Teacher qualifications and early learning: Effects of certification, degree, and experience on first-grade student achievement

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 312-324

  Croninger, Robert G ^a   Rice, Jennifer King ^a   Rathbun, Amy ^a   Nishio, Masako ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Input output analysis; Productivity; Teacher quality

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; PRODUCTIVITY; SECONDARY EDUCATION; TEACHING;

EID: 34248230217     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2005.05.008     Document Type: Article

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