Creating communities of reform: Continuous improvement planning teams

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 359-383

  Kruse, Sharon D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Organizational change; Organizational theory; Qualitive techniques; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744801583     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000005496     Document Type: Article

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