Preparing politically savvy principals in Ontario, Canada

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 40-54

  Winton, Sue ^a   Pollock, Katina ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Ontario; Policy; Principal preparation; Principals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873028669     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578231311291422     Document Type: Article

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