Understanding uncertainty in school league tables

Fiscal Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 207-224

  Leckie, George ^a   Goldstein, Harvey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contextual value added; Institutional comparisons; Multilevel model; Performance indicators; School accountability; School choice; School effectiveness; School league tables; School performance tables; Value added

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051652744     PISSN: 01435671     EISSN: 14755890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5890.2011.00133.x     Document Type: Article

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