Levels of leadership: Effects of district and school leaders on the quality of school programs of family and community involvement

Educational Administration Quarterly

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 462-495

  Epstein, Joyce L ^a   Galindo, Claudia L ^b   Sheldon, Steven B ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

district leadership; family and community involvement; partnership program development; school leadership; sociocultural and organizational learning theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959776124     PISSN: 0013161X     EISSN: 15523519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013161X10396929     Document Type: Article

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