Little emphasis has been placed on understanding what instructional leaders do as effective staff developers. More specifically: What roles, skills, and attitudes play a part in a principal's effective ness as a staff developer? These writers looked at the perceptions of 20 outstand ing principals in order to better understand this issue.
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