School Principals' Self-Efficacy and its Measurement in a Context of Restructuring

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 62-75

  Dimmock, Clive ^a,c   Hattie, John ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 1542580390     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0924345960070103     Document Type: Article

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