Tinkering and Turnarounds: Understanding The Contemporary Campaign To Improve Low-Performing Schools

Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 9-24

  Duke, Daniel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 84857280687     PISSN: 10824669     EISSN: 15327671     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10824669.2012.636696     Document Type: Article

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