Time for self-criticism: On the viability of school effectiveness research

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 131-157

  Scheerens, Jaap ^a   Bosker, Roel J ^a   Creemers, Bert P M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

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EID: 0037718600     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/sesi.12.1.131.3464     Document Type: Article

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