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ERIC Number: EJ622522
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1911
Do Leaders Matter?
Barker, Bernard
Educational Review, v53 n1 p65-76 Feb 2001
Qualitative data from five British secondary schools show that strong headteachers have similar, well-balanced leadership styles and strategies and are able to motivate staff and students. Poor leaders use a limited range of styles and strategies. Social context, internal politics, and external pressures constrain the leadership of headteachers. (SK)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Leaders, Leadership Styles, Motivation, Principals, School Effectiveness, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Great Britain