Site selection in school district research: A measure of effectiveness using hierarchical longitudinal growth models of performance

School Leadership and Management

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 39-61

  Bowers, Alex J ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

district effectiveness research; hierarchical modeling; longitudinal studies; school district; school effectiveness research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937023382     PISSN: 13632434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632434.2014.962500     Document Type: Conference Paper

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