How leaders can support teachers with data-driven decision making: A framework for understanding capacity building

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 269-289

  Marsh, Julie A ^a   Farrell, Caitlin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

accountability; data team; data use; Data driven decision making; literacy coach; professional learning community; school and district leadership; sociocultural learning theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924761103     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143214537229     Document Type: Article

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