Understanding Satisfaction with Schools: The Role of Expectations

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 831-848

  Jacobsen, Rebecca ^a   Snyder, Jeffrey W ^a   Saultz, Andrew ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84940822598     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: 14779803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jopart/muu026     Document Type: Article

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