Schooling for literacy: A review of research on teacher effectiveness and school effectiveness and its implications for contemporary educational policies

Educational Review

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-162

  Reynolds, David ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0041177578     PISSN: 00131911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0013191980500206     Document Type: Review

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