The differences in theory that matter in the practice of school improvement

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-31

  Hatch, Thomas ^a  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0032275996     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00028312035001003     Document Type: Article

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