Using data to alter instructional practice: The mediating role of coaches and professional learning communities

Teachers College Record

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1-40

  Marsh, Julie A ^a   Bertrand, Melanie ^b   Huguet, Alice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84929405986     PISSN: 01614681     EISSN: 14679620     Source Type: Journal    
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