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Leadership and Policy in Schools Volume 7, 2008 - Issue 3: Examining Teacher Quality Initiatives From Practitioner Perspectives
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Certify, Blink, Hire: An Examination of the Process and Tools of Teacher Screening and Selection

Stacey A. Rutledge Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Douglas N. Harris University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Cynthia T. Thompson Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
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W. Kyle Ingle Bowling Green State University, Kentucky, USA
Pages 237-263 | Published online: 19 Jun 2008

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