Examining US principal perception of multiple leadership styles used to practice shared instructional leadership

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 152-172

  Urick, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Leadership styles; Management styles; School improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962670245     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JEA-07-2014-0088     Document Type: Article

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