School-level environment and student outcomes in mathematics

Learning Environments Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 309-326

  Webster, Beverley J ^a   Fisher, Darrell L ^b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mathematics education; School environment; Structural equation modelling; Student outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 3542998125     PISSN: 13871579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027383925394     Document Type: Conference Paper

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