Job desirability of the high school principalship: A job choice theory perspective

Educational Administration Quarterly

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 27-57

  Pounder, Diana G ^a   Merrill, Randall J ^a  

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EID: 0040030239     PISSN: 0013161X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00131610121969235     Document Type: Review

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