Is PAR a Good Investment? Understanding the Costs and Benefits of Teacher Peer Assistance and Review Programs

Educational Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 696-729

  Papay, John P ^a   Johnson, Susan Moore ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

educational reform; evaluation; teacher assessment; teacher research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865060422     PISSN: 08959048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0895904811417584     Document Type: Article

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