Teacher qualifications and school climate: Examining their interrelationship for school improvement

Leadership and Policy in Schools

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 84-120

  DeAngelis, Karen J ^a   Presley, Jennifer B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b Association of Public and Land Grant Universities   (United States)

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EID: 79551520696     PISSN: 15700763     EISSN: 17445043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15700761003660642     Document Type: Article

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