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ERIC Number: EJ542120
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0195-6744
The Structure of Public Confidence in Education.
Loveless, Tom
American Journal of Education, v105 n2 p127-59 Feb 1997
Examines the loss of confidence in the educational system in juxtaposition with recent indicators showing growing confidence in the value of public schools. Explores ways of reconciling the conflicting evidence and argues the need for more sophisticated definition of public confidence in education. (GR)
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Mass Media Effects, Private Schools, Public Opinion, Public Schools, School Choice, School Effectiveness, School Support
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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