Implementing literacy coaching: The role of school social resources

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 249-272

  Matsumura, Lindsay Clare ^a   Garnier, Helen E ^a   Resnick, Lauren B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Coaching; Literacy; School reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954915029     PISSN: 01623737     EISSN: 19351062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0162373710363743     Document Type: Article

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