Origins and consequences of schools' organizational culture for student achievement

Educational Administration Quarterly

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 523-555

  Dumay, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Homogeneity; Interactions; School culture; School effect; Student achievement; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349440892     PISSN: 0013161X     EISSN: 15523519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013161X09335873     Document Type: Article

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