Teacher Characteristics and Children’s Educational Attainment in Ghana: Do Some Teacher Characteristics Matter More for Children Attending Disadvantaged Schools?
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Education
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2504-284X
DOI: 10.3389/feduc.2020.00162