Towards a theory of leadership practice: A distributed perspective

Journal of Curriculum Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-34

  Spillane, James P ^a   Halverson, Richard ^b   Diamond, John B ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

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EID: 18244385576     PISSN: 00220272     EISSN: 13665839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0022027032000106726     Document Type: Review

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