Educational reform efforts hroughout the last decade have called for a revision of the princi pal's role, with an increased focus on instructional leadership. Rather than viewing the princi pal's role in school improvement as one of management versus Instructional leadership, says this writer, the focus should be on managing for productive schools.
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