Contextual factors and effective school improvement

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-122

  Sun, Hechuan ^a   Creemers, Bert P M ^b   De Jong, Rob ^c  

^a SHENYANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Dutch National Inspection   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33947676853     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: 17445124     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09243450601058287     Document Type: Review

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