Promoting quality and variety through the public financing of privately operated schools in Qatar

Journal of School Choice

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 450-473

  Constant, Louay ^a   Goldman, Charles A ^a   Zellman, Gail L ^a   Augustine, Catherine H ^a   Galama, Titus ^a   Gonzalez, Gabriella ^a   Guarino, C A ^b   Karam, Rita ^a   Ryan, Gery W ^a   Salem, Hanine ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Charter schools; Education reform; Qatar; School choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650067602     PISSN: 15582159     EISSN: 15582167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15582159.2010.526855     Document Type: Article

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