Three decades of choice in Edmonton schools

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 549-566

  Taylor, Alison ^a   MacKay, Jesse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternative programs; Markets; School choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 50549098645     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680930802192774     Document Type: Article

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