Making the case for differentiated teacher effectiveness: An overview of research in four key areas

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-70

  Muijs, Daniel ^a,d   Campbell, Jim ^b   Kyriakides, Leonidas ^c   Robinson, Wendy ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 32144438011     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09243450500113985     Document Type: Article

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