How important are school principals in the production of student achievement?

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 634-663

  Dhuey, Elizabeth ^a   Smith, Justin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY EDUCATION; TEACHING;

EID: 84904868133     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/caje.12086     Document Type: Article

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