Who are charter school teachers? comparing teacher characteristics, job choices, and job preferences;¿Quiénes son los maestros de las escuelas charter. comparando las características docentes, sus opciones y preferencias de empleo

Education Policy Analysis Archives

Volumn 20, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-25

  Cannata, Marisa ^a   Peñaloza, Roberto ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Charter schools; Teacher labor market; Teacher preferences; Teacher qualifications

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867128778     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10682341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14507/epaa.v20n29.2012     Document Type: Article

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