Paving the Way for Change: Visionary Leadership in Action at the Middle Level

NASSP Bulletin

Volumn 87, Issue 635, 2003, Pages 16-34

  Brown, Kathleen M ^a   Anfara, Vincent A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 84992793048     PISSN: 01926365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019263650308763503     Document Type: Article

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