School context and charter school achievement: A framework for understanding the performance "black box"

Peabody Journal of Education

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 227-243

  Scott, Janelle ^a   Villavicencio, Adriana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67650587440     PISSN: 0161956X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01619560902810161     Document Type: Conference Paper

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