The black box revelation: In search of conceptual clarity regarding climate and culture in school effectiveness research

Oxford Review of Education

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 505-524

  van Houtte, Mieke ^a   van Maele, Dimitri ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cognitive outcomes; Effectiveness; School climate; School culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052207588     PISSN: 03054985     EISSN: 14653915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03054985.2011.595552     Document Type: Article

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