Constructive conflict: How controversy can contribute to school improvement

Teachers College Record

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 782-815

  Uline, Cynthia L ^b   Tschannen Moran, Megan ^a   Perez, Lynne ^b  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0037969924     PISSN: 01614681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9620.00268     Document Type: Article

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