A Case Study of Principal Leadership in an Effective Inclusive School

Journal of Special Education

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 245-256

  Hoppey, David ^a   McLeskey, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

accountability; inclusion; principal leadership; qualitative research; school reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871241121     PISSN: 00224669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022466910390507     Document Type: Article

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