Policies and practices involved in the evaluation of school principals

Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 215-240

  Thomas, David W ^a   Holdaway, Edward A ^a   Ward, Kenneth L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 11144306001     PISSN: 0920525X     EISSN: 15730425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008167130999     Document Type: Article

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