Seven strong claims about successful school leadership
School Leadership and ManagementPublished 1 February 2008Open access
Kenneth Leithwood, Alma Harris, David Hopkins
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This article provides an overview of the literature concerning successful school leadership. It draws on the international literature and is derived from a more extensive review of the literature completed in the early stage of the authors’ project. The prime purpose of this review is to summarise the main findings from the wealth of empirical studies undertaken in the leadership field.
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