Facilitating high achievement: High school principals' reflections on their successful leadership practices

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 562-580

  Crum, Karen S ^a   Sherman, Whitney H ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Best practice; Education; Leadership; Principals; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249130770     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230810895492     Document Type: Article

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