Training Your Own: The Impact of New York City's Aspiring Principals Program on Student Achievement

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 232-253

  Corcoran, Sean P ^a   Schwartz, Amy Ellen ^a   Weinstein, Meryle ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alternative certification; principal quality; school leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860164526     PISSN: 01623737     EISSN: 19351062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0162373712437206     Document Type: Article

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