Principal preparation: The case of novice principals in Turkey

Multidimensional Perspectives on Principal Leadership Effectiveness

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 1-17

  Beycioglu, Kadir ^a   Wildy, Helen ^b  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 84946236047     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6591-0.ch001     Document Type: Chapter

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