Is the persistence of teacher effects in early grades larger for lower-performing students?

American Journal of Education

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 309-339

  Konstantopoulos, Spyros ^a   Sun, Min ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84859587947     PISSN: 01956744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/664772     Document Type: Article

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