Participatory action research for educational leadership: Using data-driven decision making to improve schools

Participatory Action Research for Educational Leadership: Using Data-Driven Decision Making to Improve Schools

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-236

  James, Emily Alana ^a   Milenkiewicz, Margaret T ^b   Bucknam, Alan ^b  

^a WALDEN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Notchcode Creative ^*  (United States)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781483329369     Document Type: Book

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