Deriving theories of change from successful community development partnerships for youths: Implications for school improvement

American Journal of Education

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-40

  Lawson, Hal A ^a,c   Claiborne, Nancy ^a,c   Hardiman, Eric ^a,c   Austin, Sandra ^a,c   Surko, Michael ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Educational Administration and Policy Studies ^*

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EID: 35348819589     PISSN: 01956744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/520690     Document Type: Article

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