Carried or Defeated? Examining the Factors Associated With Passing School District Bond Elections in Texas, 1997-2009

Educational Administration Quarterly

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 732-767

  Bowers, Alex J ^a   Lee, Jooyoung ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Sahmyook Elementary School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

bond issues; debt; educational finance; election campaigns; facilities; longitudinal studies; school district spending; school finance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886569891     PISSN: 0013161X     EISSN: 15523519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013161X13486278     Document Type: Article

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