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Book Title: Passionate Principalship: Learning From The Life Histories O...
Number of Pages: 232 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Passionate Principalship : Learning from the Life Histories of School Leaders
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2005
Item Height: 0.6 in
Subject: Leadership, Administration / General, General, Administration / School Superintendents & Principals
Item Weight: 16.8 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Ciaran Sugrue
Subject Area: Education
Item Length: 9.4 in
Item Width: 7.1 in
Format: Hardcover