The Utility of Qualitative Research for Influencing Policy and Practic on School Effectiveness

School Effectiveness for Whom?: Challenges to the School Effectiveness and School Improvement Movements

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 170-186

  Riddell, Sheila ^a   Brown, Sally ^b   Duffield, Jill ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85140124231     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203209257-17     Document Type: Chapter

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