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A History of School Effectiveness and Improvement Research in the USA Focusing on the Past Quarter Century

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Teddlie, C., Stringfield, S. (2007). A History of School Effectiveness and Improvement Research in the USA Focusing on the Past Quarter Century. In: Townsend, T. (eds) International Handbook of School Effectiveness and Improvement. Springer International Handbooks of Education, vol 17. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5747-2_8

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