The walls speak: The interplay of quality facilities, school climate, and student achievement

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-73

  Uline, Cynthia ^a   Tschannen Moran, Megan ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Facilities; Quality; School buildings; Schools; Students; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549126695     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230810849817     Document Type: Article

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