A longitudinal study of principals' activities and student performance

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 417-439

  May, Henry ^a   Huff, Jason ^b   Goldring, Ellen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

achievement; longitudinal; principals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868304928     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: 17445124     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09243453.2012.678866     Document Type: Article

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