The evaluation of principals: What and how do states and urban districts assess leadership?

Elementary School Journal

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-39

  Goldring, Ellen ^a   Cravens, Xiu Chen ^a   Murphy, Joseph ^a   Porter, Andrew C ^b   Elliott, Stephen N ^a   Carson, Becca ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 70349513045     PISSN: 00135984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/598841     Document Type: Article

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