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In this final chapter a summary of the main outcomes is given. The study has looked at the definition and concept formation of school leadership, analyzed modeling and theory foundation and presented results of meta-analyses of leadership effects. In the last section some implications for educational practice and policy are drawn.
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According to Cohen (1988), small effects are in the order of r = 0.10, medium effects r = 0.30 and large effects r = 0.50 or higher.
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Scheerens, J. (2012). Summary and Conclusion: Instructional Leadership in Schools as Loosely Coupled Organizations. In: Scheerens, J. (eds) School Leadership Effects Revisited. SpringerBriefs in Education. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2768-7_5
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