The Embeddedness of Teachers' Social Networks: Evidence from a Study of Mathematics Reform

Sociology of Education

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 311-342

  Coburn, Cynthia E ^a   Mata, Willow S ^b   Choi, Linda ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

embeddedness; implementation; Social networks; teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884683114     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: 19398573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038040713501147     Document Type: Article

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