The alignment of the informal and formal organizational supports for reform: Implications for improving teaching in schools

Educational Administration Quarterly

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-95

  Penuel, William R ^a   Riel, Margaret ^a   Joshi, Aasha ^a   Pearlman, Leslie ^b   Kim, Chong Min ^b   Frank, Kenneth A ^b  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Institutional analysis; Instructional change; Network analysis; School reform; Social selection model

Indexed keywords

EID: 74849132775     PISSN: 0013161X     EISSN: 15523519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1094670509353180     Document Type: Article

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