Improving Schools in Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas: A Review of Research Evidence

Improving Schools in Difficulty

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 94-114

  Muijs, Daniel ^a   Harris, Alma ^b   Chapman, Christopher ^b   Stoll, Louise ^c   Russ, Jennifer ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^d Institute of Education   (United Kingdom)

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