Assessing the Measurement Properties of the Principal Instructional Management Rating Scale: A Meta-Analysis of Reliability Studies

Educational Administration Quarterly

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 272-309

  Hallinger, Phillip ^a   Wang, Wen Chung ^a   Chen, Chia Wen ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

instructional leadership; meta analysis; PIMRS; principal; reliability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875419553     PISSN: 0013161X     EISSN: 15523519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013161X12468149     Document Type: Article

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