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Effective School Improvement — Ingredients for Success: The Results of an International Comparative Study of Best Practice Case Studies

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Creemers, B.P., Stoll, L., Reezigt, G., the ESI Team. (2007). Effective School Improvement — Ingredients for Success: The Results of an International Comparative Study of Best Practice Case Studies. 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_44

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