Canadian perspectives on beginning principals: Their role in building capacity for learning communities

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 341-358

  Sackney, Larry ^a   Walker, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Learning processes; Principals; Socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746358502     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230610676578     Document Type: Article

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