The impact of high-stakes accountability policies on Native American learners: Evidence from research

Teaching Education

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-29

  McCarty, Teresa L ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability regimes; Education policy; High stakes testing; Native American Indigenous education; No Child Left Behind

Indexed keywords

EID: 61649112004     PISSN: 10476210     EISSN: 14701286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10476210802681600     Document Type: Article

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