Educational leaders as policy actors and equity advocates

Handbook of Research on Educational Leadership for Equity and Diversity

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 459-475

  Evans, Andrea E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 85087265904     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203076934-30     Document Type: Chapter

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