Sustaining success in an American school: A case for governance change

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 753-764

  Jacobson, Stephen L ^a   Johnson, Lauri ^a   Ylimaki, Rose ^b   Giles, Corrie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Education; Leadership; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350389595     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230910993131     Document Type: Article

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