What do we expect of school principals? Congruence between principal evaluation and performance standards

International Journal of Leadership in Education

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 379-399

  Catano, Nancy ^a   Stronge, James H ^a  

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EID: 61249280069     PISSN: 13603124     EISSN: 14645092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13603120701381782     Document Type: Article

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