Administrative support and teacher leadership in schools implementing reform

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 302-331

  Gigante, Nancy A ^a   Firestone, William A ^b  

^a Parsippany Hills High School   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational administration; Leadership; Quality improvement; Schools; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 43449139398     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230810869266     Document Type: Article

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