School factors explaining achievement on cognitive and affective outcomes: Establishing a dynamic model of educational effectiveness

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 263-294

  Creemers, Bert ^a   Kyriakides, Leonidas ^b  

^a University of Groningen   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Multilevel modeling; School effectiveness; School learning environment; School policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954845320     PISSN: 00313831     EISSN: 14701170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313831003764529     Document Type: Article

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