Promoting a Collaborative Professional Culture in Three Elementary Schools That Have Beaten the Odds

Elementary School Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Strahan, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 1542499726     PISSN: 00135984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/499746     Document Type: Article

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