Commitment--building approaches to school restructuring: Lessons from a longitudinal study

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 377-398

  Leithwood, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0030515549     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0268093960110307     Document Type: Article

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