The relationships between coaching and instruction in the primary grades

Elementary School Journal

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 115-140

  Walpole, Sharon ^a   McKenna, Michael C ^b   Uribe Zarain, Ximena ^a   Lamitina, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c Georgia Department of Education   (United States)

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EID: 77956856636     PISSN: 00135984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/653472     Document Type: Article

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