Improving Teacher Effectiveness through Structured Collaboration: A Case Study of a Professional Learning Community

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Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-17

  Graham, Parry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 58649116548     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19404476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19404476.2007.11462044     Document Type: Article

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