Singing the same tune: Principals' and school board members' perceptions of the superintendent's role as instructional leader

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 158-171

  Petersen, George J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Instructors; Leadership; Organizations; Schools; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869787930     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230210421114     Document Type: Article

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