Talkin' bout my generation: Boomers, Xers, and educational change

Journal of Educational Change

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 221-239

  Stone Johnson, Corrie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity; Commitment; Educational change; Generations; Standardization

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953653215     PISSN: 13892843     EISSN: 15731812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10833-011-9160-3     Document Type: Article

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