The folklore of principal evaluation

  • Rick Ginsberg
  • Barnett Berry
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Personnel Management Principal Evaluation 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Rick Ginsberg
    • 1
  • Barnett Berry
    • 2
  1. 1.Department of Educational Leadership and PoliciesUniversity of South CarolinaColumbia
  2. 2.South Carolina Educational Policy CenterUniversity of South CarolinaColumbia

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