Teacher effectiveness in first grade: The importance of background qualifications, attitudes, and instructional practices for student learning

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-140

  Palardy, Gregory J ^a   Rumberger, Russell W ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

Author keywords

Achievement gains; ECLS; HLM; NCLB; Teacher effectiveness; Teacher quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 45949091978     PISSN: 01623737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0162373708317680     Document Type: Article

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