The impact of school management practices on educational performance: Evidence from public schools in São Paulo

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-15

  Tavares, Priscilla Albuquerque ^a  

^a FUNDAÇÃO GETÚLIO VARGAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Accountability; Educational performance; School management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84936852362     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2015.05.002     Document Type: Article

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