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Research has found that having an effective teacher is one of the most influential factors that improve students’ academic achievement (Darling-Hammond, 2011). Unfortunately, the inequitable distribution of highquality teachers within and across schools is one of our most serious educational problems (Darling-Hammond, 2010, 2011; Rothman, 2009; Waxman, Padrón, Shin, & Rivera, 2008).
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Waxman, H.C., Weber, N.D., Franco-Fuenmayor, S.E., Rollins, K.B. (2015). Research-Based Approaches for Identifying and Assessing Effective Teaching Practices. In: Li, Y., Hammer, J. (eds) Teaching at Work. Advances in Teaching and Teacher Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-082-6_2
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