Assessing the functioning of schools as learning organizations

Children and Schools

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 199-208

  Bowen, Gary L ^a   Ware, William B ^b   Rose, Roderick A ^a   Powers, Joelle D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b School of Education

^c Durham Public Schools   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Evidence based practice; Item order effects; Learning organization; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 36749025324     PISSN: 15328759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cs/29.4.199     Document Type: Article

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