Forming culturally responsive learning communities in demographically changing schools

The Handbook of Leadership and Professional Learning Communities

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 103-114

  Cooper, Camille Wilson ^a   Allen, Romy M ^b   Bettez, Silvia Cristina ^a  

^a ELC Department   (United Kingdom)

^b WINSTON SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84857004484     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230101036_9     Document Type: Chapter

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