Understanding successful principal leadership: Progress on a broken front

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 619-629

  Leithwood, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Education; Leaders; Leadership; Schools; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644576110     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230510625719     Document Type: Article

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