Urban school leadership for elementary science instruction: Identifying and activating resources in an undervalued school subject

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 918-940

  Spillane, James P ^a   Diamond, John B ^a   Walker, Lisa J ^a   Halverson, Rich ^a   Jita, Loyiso ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035475485     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.1039     Document Type: Article

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