Peeling back the layers of policy and school reform: Revealing the structural and social complexities within

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-72

  Woodside Jiron, Haley ^a   Gehsmann, Kristin M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b SAINT MICHAEL'S COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational policy; High poverty schools; Literacy reform; School change

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449139277     PISSN: 1034912X     EISSN: 1465346X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10349120802681671     Document Type: Article

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