How principals "bridge and buffer" the new demands of teacher quality and accountability: A mixed-methods analysis of teacher hiring

American Journal of Education

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 211-242

  Rutledge, Stacey A ^a   Harris, Douglas N ^b   Ingle, William K ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 75649141248     PISSN: 01956744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/649492     Document Type: Article

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