Predictors of parents' satisfaction with their children's school

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 278-288

  Friedman, Barry A ^a   Bobrowski, Paula E ^b   Markow, Dana ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Harris Interactive   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographics; Parents; Schools; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249015673     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230710747811     Document Type: Article

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