Teacher characteristics and race/ethnic and economic disparities in academic achievement at the start of elementary school

As an exploration of some of the major provisions of NCLB, this dissertation applies the resource substitution perspective (Mirowsky & Ross, 2003) to the early years of elementary school and examines various forms of teacher human capital (e.g., educational background, certification, experience)...

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Main Author: Hamilton, Madlene Patience
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/6672