The cost-effectiveness of NBPTS teacher certification

Evaluation Review

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 220-241

  Yeh, Stuart S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Assessment; Cost effectiveness; Economics of education; Teacher certification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STANDARD; UNIVERSITY;

CERTIFICATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FACULTY; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIETIES;

EID: 77952486269     PISSN: 0193841X     EISSN: 15523926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X10369752     Document Type: Article

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