Why is leading school improvement such a difficult process?

School Leadership and Management

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 319-332

  Lindahl, Ronald A ^a  

^a ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 61249109009     PISSN: 13632434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632430701563288     Document Type: Review

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