Enabling school structures, collegial trust and academic emphasis: Antecedents of professional learning communities

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 875-891

  Gray, Julie ^a   Kruse, Sharon ^b   Tarter, C John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

academic emphasis; collegial trust; enabling school structures; professional learning communities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84994176225     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143215574505     Document Type: Article

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