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Early childhood leadership through the lens of distributed leadership

Johanna HeikkaSchool of Education, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland;Institute of Early Childhood, Faculty of Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Eeva HujalaSchool of Education, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
Pages 568-580 | Published online: 05 Nov 2013

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