Comer's school development program in Chicago: A theory-based evaluation

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 535-597

  Cook, Thomas D ^b   Murphy, Robert F ^b   Hunt, H David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034550583     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00028312037002535     Document Type: Article

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