Implementation of Learning Community Principles: A Study of Six High Schools

NASSP Bulletin

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 141-160

  Wells, Caryn ^a   Feun, Lindson ^b  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Oakland Schools   (United States)

Author keywords

culture; educational change; high schools; leadership; professional learning communities; resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993734398     PISSN: 01926365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192636507302085     Document Type: Article

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