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Building and Sustaining Successful Principalship: Key Themes

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Successful Principal Leadership In Times Of Change

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Day, C., Leithwood, K. (2007). Building and Sustaining Successful Principalship: Key Themes. In: Day, C., Leithwood, K. (eds) Successful Principal Leadership In Times Of Change. Studies In Educational Leadership, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5516-1_11

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