Principal Stratification as a Framework for Investigating Mediational Processes in Experimental Settings

Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 215-244

  Page, Lindsay C ^a  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

mediation, principal stratification, career academies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862727103     PISSN: 19345747     EISSN: 19345739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19345747.2012.688410     Document Type: Article

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