The Coincidence of reform: Charter school diversity in a Standards-Based World

Journal of School Choice

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 93-114

  Carpenter II, Dick M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Charter schools; Educational reform; Isomorphism; Standards and assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049185888     PISSN: 15582159     EISSN: 15582167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15582150802136082     Document Type: Article

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