Managing the intersection of internal and external accountability: Challenge for urban school leadership in the United States

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 666-694

  Knapp, Michael S ^a   Feldman, Susan B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Research Center for Learning and Leadership   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Educational administration; Leadership; Policy; Schools; United States of America; Urban areas

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865145514     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578231211249862     Document Type: Article

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