Increasing achievement by focusing grade-level teams on improving classroom learning: A prospective, quasi-experimental study of title i schools

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1006-1033

  Saunders, William M ^a   Goldenberg, Claude N ^b   Gallimore, Ronald ^c  

^a PEARSON   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Educa tional reform; Elementary schools; Longitudinal studies; Organization theory change; Professional development; School teacher effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951492577     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0002831209333185     Document Type: Article

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