Linking leadership to student learning: The contributions of leader efficacy

Educational Administration Quarterly

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 496-528

  Leithwood, Kenneth ^a   Jantzi, Doris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collective efficacy; District leadership; Leader efficacy; Student achievement

Indexed keywords

EID: 51649094621     PISSN: 0013161X     EISSN: 15523519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013161X08321501     Document Type: Article

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