Improving schools in challenging contexts: Exploring the possible

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 409-424

  Harris, Alma ^a   Chapman, Christopher ^b   Muijs, Daniel ^c   Russ, Jennifer ^d   Stoll, Louise ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33750532498     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: 17445124     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09243450600743483     Document Type: Review

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