What does it take to scale up and sustain evidence-based practices?

Exceptional Children

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 195-211

  Klingner, Janette ^a   Boardman, Alison ^a   McMaster, Kristen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 84871281206     PISSN: 00144029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001440291307900205     Document Type: Article

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