Five Years after Implementation: The Role of the District in Maintaining an Ongoing School Improvement Process

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 58-69

  Lofton, Glenda G ^a   Ellett, Chad ^b   Hill, Flo ^c   Chauvin, Sheila ^d  

^a SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Livingston Parish Schools

^d TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 1542631089     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0924345980090103     Document Type: Article

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