The need for school-constructed theories in practice in US school restructuring

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 102-121

  Keedy, John L ^a   Achilles, Charles M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Organizational change; Restructuring; Schools; Teachers; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986169804     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578239710161759     Document Type: Article

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