¡Vamos! How School Leaders Promote Equity and Excellence for Bilingual Students

Educational Administration Quarterly

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 583-625

  Scanlan, Martin ^a   López, Francesca ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bilingual; cultural diversity; linguistic diversity; school leadership; service delivery

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866019951     PISSN: 0013161X     EISSN: 15523519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013161X11436270     Document Type: Article

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