Principals' experiences of being evaluated: A phenomenological study

Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 215-238

  Parylo, Oksana ^a   Zepeda, Sally J ^a   Bengtson, Ed ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult learning; Developmental supervision; Evaluation of principals; Principals; Principals' experiences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865414807     PISSN: 18748597     EISSN: 18748600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11092-012-9150-x     Document Type: Article

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