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The Superintendent and Educational Reform in the United States of America

Lars G. BjörkUniversity of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
,
Tricia Browne-FerrignoUniversity of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USACorrespondence[email protected]
&
Theodore J. KowalskiUniversity of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, USA
Pages 444-465 | Published online: 04 Sep 2014

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