Principal succession and its impact on teacher morale

International Journal of Leadership in Education

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 171-185

  Meyer, Matthew J ^a   MacMillan, Robert B ^b   Northfield, Shawn ^c  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 73649139985     PISSN: 13603124     EISSN: 14645092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13603120802449660     Document Type: Article

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