The worklife of the assistant principal

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 136-157

  Nebeker, Ava ^a   McCreary, Jason ^a   Donaldson Jr , Gordon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Leadership; Management; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749143920     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230210421105     Document Type: Article

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