School Effectiveness and School Improvement in the United Kingdom

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 133-158

  Reynolds, David ^a   Sammons, Pam ^b   Stoll, Louise ^b   Barber, Michael ^b   Hillman, Josh ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute for Public Policy Research   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001652269     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0924345960070203     Document Type: Article

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