The Politics of Teacher Evaluation: A Case Study of New System Design and Implementation

Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 339-359

  Stronge, James H ^a,b   Tucker, Pamela D ^a,b  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 9344258662     PISSN: 0920525X     EISSN: 15730425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008105332543     Document Type: Article

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