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Intelligent Leadership

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    Kenneth Leithwood

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Leithwood, K. (2007). What We Know About Educational Leadership. In: Burger, J.M., Webber, C.F., Klinck, P. (eds) Intelligent Leadership. Studies in Educational Leadership, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6022-9_4

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