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Performance pay for teachers: determinants and consequences

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Performance pay for teachers: determinants and consequences. / Belfield, Clive R.; Heywood, John.
In: Economics of Education Review, Vol. 27, No. 3, 06.2008, p. 243-252.

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Belfield, CR & Heywood, J 2008, 'Performance pay for teachers: determinants and consequences', Economics of Education Review, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 243-252. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2008.01.002

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Belfield, C. R., & Heywood, J. (2008). Performance pay for teachers: determinants and consequences. Economics of Education Review, 27(3), 243-252. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2008.01.002

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Belfield CR, Heywood J. Performance pay for teachers: determinants and consequences. Economics of Education Review. 2008 Jun;27(3):243-252. doi: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2008.01.002

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Belfield, Clive R. ; Heywood, John. / Performance pay for teachers : determinants and consequences. In: Economics of Education Review. 2008 ; Vol. 27, No. 3. pp. 243-252.

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