Charter school accountability: Listening to our stakeholders

Journal of School Choice

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 83-100

  Enger, John M ^a   Maldonado, Nancy ^a   Thompson, Steve ^a   Lacey, Candace H ^b  

^a Nova Southeastern University ^*  (United States)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Charter school; School climate; School improvement; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008856893     PISSN: 15582159     EISSN: 15582167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J467v01n02_04     Document Type: Article

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