Informing or shaping public opinion? The influence of school accountability data format on public perceptions of school quality

American Journal of Education

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-27

  Jacobsen, Rebecca ^a   Snyder, Jeffrey W ^a   Saultz, Andrew ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84907980500     PISSN: 01956744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/678136     Document Type: Article

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