A cross-national analysis of the relations between school choice and effectiveness differences between private-independent and public schools

Sociological Theory and Methods

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 183-205

  Dronkers, Jaap ^a   Avram, Silvia ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

International comparison; Private independent and public schools; School choice; School effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952093679     PISSN: 09131442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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