"It's my place": Student perspectives on urban school effectiveness

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-63

  Swaminathan, Raji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

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EID: 3142712330     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/sesi.15.1.33.27493     Document Type: Article

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