Middle School Concept Helps High-Poverty Schools Become High-Performing Schools

Middle School Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 4-11

  Picucci, Ali Callicoatte ^a   Brownson, Amanda ^a   Kahlert, Rahel ^a   Sobel, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 70349243090     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23276223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00940771.2004.11461458     Document Type: Article

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