Within the Accountability Era: Principals' Instructional Leadership Behaviors and Student Achievement

NASSP Bulletin

Volumn 89, Issue 645, 2005, Pages 56-71

  O'donnell, Robert J ^a   White, George P ^b  

^a Hempfield School District   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84993711261     PISSN: 01926365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019263650508964505     Document Type: Article

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