School building condition, school attendance, and academic achievement in New York City public schools: A mediation model

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 278-286

  Durán Narucki, Valkiria ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Building condition; Education; Environmental meaning; Environmental psychology; School attendance; School building decay; School buildings; Social justice; Standardized tests

Indexed keywords

EID: 50849140172     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2008.02.008     Document Type: Article

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