Classroom effects on children's achievement trajectories in elementary school

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 365-397

  Pianta, Robert C ^a   Belsky, Jay ^b   Vandergrift, Nathan ^c   Houts, Renate ^d   Morrison, Fred J ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^e EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom effects; Elementary achievement; Teacher child interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 51149098784     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0002831207308230     Document Type: Article

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