The Recruitment and Selection of School Leaders

International Handbook on the Preparation and Development of School Leaders

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 176-202

  Huber, Stephan Gerhard ^a,b,c   Pashiardis, Petros ^d  

^a University of Central Switzerland   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERFURT   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d OPEN UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

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EID: 85145513660     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203872239-18     Document Type: Chapter

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