A call to duty: Educational policy and school reform addressing the needs of children from military families

Educational Researcher

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 65-70

  Esqueda, Monica Christina ^a   Astor, Ron Avi ^a   de Pedro, Kris M Tunac ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

educational policy; educational reform; military education; policy analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857886869     PISSN: 0013189X     EISSN: 1935102X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0013189X11432139     Document Type: Article

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