Effects of school composition and school climate on teacher expectations of students: A multilevel analysis

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 44, Issue , 2014, Pages 148-159

  Brault, Marie Christine ^a   Janosz, Michel ^a   Archambault, Isabelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Multilevel analysis; School climate; School composition; School environment; Teacher expectations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908055763     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2014.08.008     Document Type: Article

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