Using collaborative inquiry to foster equity within school systems: opportunities and barriers1

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 7-23

  Ainscow, Mel ^a   Dyson, Alan ^a   Goldrick, Sue ^a   West, Mel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

collaborative inquiry; education marketplace; equity; school improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954316517     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: 17445124     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09243453.2014.939591     Document Type: Article

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