Social workers' leadership for positive school climates via data-informed planning and decision making

Children and Schools

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 106-118

  Hopson, Laura ^a   Lawson, Hal ^b  

^a Department of Social Welfare ^*  (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic outcomes; Ecological assessment; Evidence based practice; School climate; School social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053436811     PISSN: 15328759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cs/33.2.106     Document Type: Article

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