Policy Narratives and Public Opinion concerning Charter Schools

Politics and Policy

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 426-451

  Ertas, Nevbahar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Alabama; Charter Schools; Issue Familiarity; Narrative Policy Framework; Policy Narratives; Public Opinion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930386689     PISSN: 15555623     EISSN: 17471346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/polp.12120     Document Type: Article

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