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Special Section: Primary Class Size Reduction in Ontario
Section Editor: Nina Bascia

Principals as Middle Managers: School Leadership During the Implementation of Primary Class Size Reduction Policy in Ontario

Joseph J. Flessa Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 325-343 | Published online: 03 Aug 2012

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