Refocusing the debate: Assessing the purposes and tools of teacher evaluation

Harvard Educational Review

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 123-141

  Papay, John P ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84866919165     PISSN: 00178055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17763/haer.82.1.v40p0833345w6384     Document Type: Review

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