How can organizational and sociocultural learning theories shed light on district instructional reform?

American Journal of Education

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 521-539

  Knapp, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 48749091177     PISSN: 01956744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/589313     Document Type: Review

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