Chain of influence from policy to practice in the new zealand literacy strategy

Research Papers in Education

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-154

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Language education; Leadership; Literacy; Policy; Professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956209606     PISSN: 02671522     EISSN: 14701146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02671520902867077     Document Type: Article

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