Leadership and writing: How principals' knowledge, beliefs, and interventions affect writing instruction in elementary and secondary schools

Educational Administration Quarterly

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 358-380

  McGhee, Marla W ^a   Lew, Chulsub ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Leadership; Principal actions; Principal knowledge; Teachers' perceptions; Writing instruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547426332     PISSN: 0013161X     EISSN: 15523519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013161X06297202     Document Type: Article

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