Military boarding school perspectives of parental choice: A qualitative inquiry

Journal of School Choice

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 179-198

  Shane, Erik ^a   Maldonado, Nancy L ^b   Lacey, Candace H ^c   Thompson, Steve D ^c  

^a La Salle High School   (United States)

^b Virtual Sage Online Publishers ^*  (United States)

^c NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boarding schools; Discipline; Military; School choice; Traditionalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049163835     PISSN: 15582159     EISSN: 15582167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15582150802208659     Document Type: Article

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