Outside in: Communities in action for education reform

Theory into Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 194-204

  Mediratta, Kavitha ^a  

^a Annenberg Institute for School Reform   (United States)

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EID: 34547806535     PISSN: 00405841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00405840701401903     Document Type: Article

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