Do Grades Matter? The Influence of Personal and Collective Assessments of Schools on Political Judgments

Politics and Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1187-1210

  Roch, Christine ^a   Wilsker, Amanda ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Education policy; Education reform; Public opinion; Public schools; Self interest

Indexed keywords

EID: 78349278429     PISSN: 15555623     EISSN: 17471346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-1346.2010.00274.x     Document Type: Article

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