Can low skill teachers make good students? Empirical evidence from PIAAC and PISA

Journal of Policy Modeling

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 308-323

  Meroni, Elena Claudia ^a   Vera Toscano, Esperanza ^a   Costa, Patricia ^a  

^a EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Multilevel analysis; PIAAC; PISA; Student achievement; Teacher skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925428300     PISSN: 01618938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2015.02.006     Document Type: Article

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