Improving schools in difficult contexts: Towards a differentiated approach

British Journal of Educational Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 417-431

  Harris, Alma ^a   Chapman, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intervention strategies; Policy; School improvement; Standards of achievement

Indexed keywords

EID: 10844270392     PISSN: 00071005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8527.2004.00276.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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