Community Schools

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  • Chris Jones International Center of Excellence for Community Schools

Abstract

This article offers a summary of Community Schools. Describing the nine International Quality Standards from Community Schools, it focuses on key aspects of Community Schools and examines the implications for policy, strategy and in service senior management training. Finally, research topics are recommended.

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Chris Jones, International Center of Excellence for Community Schools

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Published

2014-01-12

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[1]
C. Jones, “Community Schools”, OD, no. 2 (4), pp. 47–61, Jan. 2014.

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