What Is Improvement Science? Do We Need It in Education?

Educational Researcher

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 54-61

  Lewis, Catherine ^a  

^a MILLS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

mathematics education; organization theory change; professional development; teacher education development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922932608     PISSN: 0013189X     EISSN: 1935102X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0013189X15570388     Document Type: Review

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