What Do You Call People With Visions? The Role of Vision, Mission and Goals in School Leadership and Improvement
Published 1 January 2002
Philip Hallinger, Ronald H. Heck
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In this section we begin the process of unpacking the conceptual foundations of these related terms. We assert that until scholars distinguish more clearly among these terms and their underlying assumptions, it will be difficult to craft appropriate strategies for either empirical study or practice.
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