Selection of School Leaders: A Critical Component for Change

NASSP Bulletin

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-18

  Schlueter, Keri ^a   Walker, Jan ^b  

^a Carlisle Middle School   (United States)

^b DRAKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

hiring criteria; interview process; principal selection; second order change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993724960     PISSN: 01926365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192636507312964     Document Type: Article

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