Asking the hard questions: Being a beginning principal in Australia

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 376-388

  Quong, Terry ^a  

^a Millner Primary School   (Australia)

Author keywords

Action learning; Leadership; Principals; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746343650     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230610676622     Document Type: Article

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