Sustaining Turnaround at the School and District Levels: The High Reliability Schools Project at Sandfields Secondary School

Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 108-127

  Schaffer, Eugene ^a   Reynolds, David ^b   Stringfield, Sam ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 84857323380     PISSN: 10824669     EISSN: 15327671     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10824669.2012.637188     Document Type: Article

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