Accountability and Sanctions in English Schools

British Journal of Educational Studies

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-62

  West, Anne ^a   Mattei, Paola ^b   Roberts, Jonathan ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

accountability; education market; educational outcomes; sanctions; school performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860332958     PISSN: 00071005     EISSN: 14678527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071005.2010.529416     Document Type: Article

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