Teacher leadership and organizational structure: The implications of restructured leadership in an Edison school

Journal of Educational Change

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 59-76

  Rutherford, Camille ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33646771357     PISSN: 13892843     EISSN: 15731812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10833-006-0013-4     Document Type: Article

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