Investigation of tacit knowledge in principal leadership

Educational Forum

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-90

  St Germain, Lorraine ^a   Quinn, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 34848890533     PISSN: 00131725     EISSN: 19388098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00131720508984873     Document Type: Article

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