To learn or not to learn: A potential organizational learning gap among school systems?

Leadership and Policy in Schools

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 190-219

  Collinson, Vivienne ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79960639260     PISSN: 15700763     EISSN: 17445043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15700760903342368     Document Type: Article

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