Leading under sanction: Principals' perceptions of threat rigidity, efficacy, and leadership in underperforming schools

Leadership and Policy in Schools

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 171-206

  Daly, Alan J ^a   Der Martirosian, Claudia ^a   Ong Dean, Colin ^a   Park, Vicki ^a   Wishard Guerra, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 79957870518     PISSN: 15700763     EISSN: 17445043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15700763.2011.557517     Document Type: Article

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