Turning around failing organizations: Insights for educational leaders

Journal of Educational Change

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 157-176

  Murphy, Joseph ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Failing schools; School reform; School turnaround

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953362732     PISSN: 13892843     EISSN: 15731812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10833-008-9101-y     Document Type: Article

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