The gateway to the profession: Assessing teacher preparation programs based on student achievement

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 34, Issue , 2013, Pages 29-44

  Goldhaber, Dan ^a   Liddle, Stephanie ^a   Theobald, Roddy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Teacher education; Teacher training; Value added

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; STUDENT; TEACHER TRAINING;

EID: 84875233092     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2013.01.011     Document Type: Article

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