Evidence and ideology on consumer choices in education markets: An alternative analytical framework

Current Issues in Education

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1-31

  Lubienski, Christopher ^a   Garn, Gregg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Charter schools; Education reform; Parent information; School choice; Vouchers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955445951     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1099839X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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