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Using social network methods to study school leadership

Virginia M. Pitts Northwestern University, 2120 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL, 60208, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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James P. Spillane Northwestern University, 2120 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
Pages 185-207 | Received 02 Jun 2008, Accepted 02 Feb 2009, Published online: 12 Jun 2009

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