Leadership as accountability for learning: The effects of school poverty, teacher experience, previous achievement, and principal preparation programs on student achievement

Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 17-33

  Vanderhaar, Judi E ^a   Muñoz, Marco A ^b   Rodosky, Robert J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b Jefferson County Public Schools   (United States)

Author keywords

Poverty concentration; Principal preparation; School leadership; Student achievement

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248353518     PISSN: 0920525X     EISSN: 15730425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11092-007-9033-8     Document Type: Article

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