Supporting the initiation and early development of evidence-based grade-level collaboration in urban elementary schools: Key roles and strategies of principals and literacy coordinators

Urban Education

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 786-827

  Cosner, Shelby ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

evidence use; grade level teams; literacy coordinators case studies; principals; shared leadership; teacher development

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959328325     PISSN: 00420859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042085911399932     Document Type: Article

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