Teachers’ Work: Institutional Isomorphism and Cultural Variation in the U.S., Germany, and Japan

Educational Researcher

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 3-15

  Letendre, Gerald K ^a   Baker, David P ^a   Akiba, Motoko ^b   Goesling, Brian ^a   Wiseman, Alex ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MILLS COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84996205276     PISSN: 0013189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0013189X030006003     Document Type: Article

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