The sustainability of innovative schools as learning organizations and professional learning communities during standardized reform

Educational Administration Quarterly

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 124-156

  Giles, Corrie ^a   Hargreaves, Andy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Innovative schools; Learning organizations; Professional learning communities; Standardized reform; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644464228     PISSN: 0013161X     EISSN: 15523519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013161X05278189     Document Type: Review

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