Effect of school and home factors on learning outcomes at elementary school level: a hierarchical linear model

Education 3-13

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 116-139

  Singh, Jai ^a  

^a Department of Education   (India)

Author keywords

course organisation; elementary education; incentive facility; learning outcomes; parent's socio economic status; psychological environment at home; teacher likeability concern; teacher responsiveness; urban slums

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958111835     PISSN: 03004279     EISSN: 14757575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004279.2014.899383     Document Type: Article

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