Promoting social justice in schools: Principals' political strategies

International Journal of Leadership in Education

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 357-376

  Ryan, James ^a,b  

^a Department of Theory and Policy Studies ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 78650645665     PISSN: 13603124     EISSN: 14645092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13603124.2010.503281     Document Type: Article

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