Performance measures and parental satisfaction with New York City schools

American Review of Public Administration

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 54-65

  Charbonneau, Étienne ^a   van Ryzin, Gregg G ^b  

^a ÉCOLE NATIONALE D'ADMINISTRATION PUBLIQUE   (Canada)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizen satisfaction; education; performance measurement; schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84255188502     PISSN: 02750740     EISSN: 15523357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0275074010397333     Document Type: Article

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