Distributive leadership, civic engagement, and deliberative democracy as vehicles for school improvement

Leadership and Policy in Schools

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-62

  Fusarelli, Lance D ^a   Kowalski, Theodore J ^b   Petersen, George J ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79551505882     PISSN: 15700763     EISSN: 17445043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15700760903342392     Document Type: Article

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