School Improvement Planning in East Tennessee Middle Schools: A Content Analysis and Perceptions Study

NASSP Bulletin

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 277-300

  Anfara, Vincent A ^a   Patterson, Faye ^a   Buehler, Alison ^a   Gearity, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

data collection for school improvement; middle school improvement planning; middle schools; school improvement planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993729345     PISSN: 01926365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192636506294848     Document Type: Article

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