Embedded, emboldened, and (net)working for change: Support-seeking and teacher agency in Urban, high-needs schools

Harvard Educational Review

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 541-572

  Anderson, Lauren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 78751629118     PISSN: 00178055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17763/haer.80.4.f2v8251444581105     Document Type: Article

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