Closing the Achievement Gap Through Evidence-Based Inquiry at Multiple Levels of the Education System

Journal of Advanced Academics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 90-115

  Timperley, Helen S ^a   Parr, Judy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 76349096594     PISSN: 1932202X     EISSN: 21629536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4219/jaa-2007-706     Document Type: Article

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