Are "failing" schools really failing? Using seasonal comparison to evaluate school effectiveness

Sociology of Education

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 242-270

  Downey, Douglas B ^a   Von Hippel, Paul T ^a   Hughes, Melanie ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 50949130681     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003804070808100302     Document Type: Article

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