Successful school principalship in small schools

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 545-561

  Ewington, John ^a   Mulford, Bill ^a   Kendall, Diana ^a   Edmunds, Bill ^a   Kendall, Lawrie ^a   Silins, Halia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Critical success factors; Leadership; Principals; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249119628     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230810895483     Document Type: Article

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