Building bridges between knowledge and practice: A university-school district leadership preparation program partnership

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 292-312

  Sanzo, Karen L ^a   Myran, Steve ^a   Clayton, Jennifer K ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Leadership; Partnership; Rural areas; Schools; United States of America; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957634940     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578231111129073     Document Type: Article

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