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School Effectiveness and School Improvement
An International Journal of Research, Policy and Practice
Volume 27, 2016 - Issue 4
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Measuring systematic long-term trajectories of school effectiveness improvement

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Pages 473-491 | Received 06 Apr 2015, Accepted 02 Feb 2016, Published online: 26 Feb 2016

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