Challenging the Challenged: Developing an Improvement Programme for Schools Facing Extremely Challenging Circumstances

Improving Schools in Difficulty

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 7-21

  Clarke, Paul ^a   Reynolds, David ^b   Harris, Alma ^c  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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