Relationship between school-level and classroom-level environments in secondary schools

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 74-91

  Dorman, Jeffrey P ^a   Fraser, Barry J ^b   Mcrobbie, Campbell J ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Classrooms; Schools; Students; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986144761     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578239710156999     Document Type: Article

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