Days of their lives: A mixed-methods, descriptive analysis of the men and women at work in the principal's office

Journal of Curriculum Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 293-331

  Spillane, James P ^a   Hunt, Bijou R ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sinai Urban Health Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Instructional leadership; Mixed methods; Principals; School administration; School leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953719025     PISSN: 00220272     EISSN: 13665839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220270903527623     Document Type: Article

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