Support and Sabotage Principals’ Influence on Middle School Teachers’ Responses to Differentiation

Journal of Advanced Academics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 90-102

  Hertberg Davis, Holly L ^a   Brighton, Catherine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 78650340027     PISSN: 1932202X     EISSN: 21629536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4219/jsge-2006-685     Document Type: Article

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