What works in school improvement? Lessons from the field and future directions

Educational Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-11

  Harris, Alma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Educational change; Educational evaluation; School development; School effectiveness; School improvement; School restructuring

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034147369     PISSN: 00131881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001318800363872     Document Type: Article

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