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Indicators of transformational leadership in the everyday problem solving of school administrators

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Leithwood, K., Steinbach, R. Indicators of transformational leadership in the everyday problem solving of school administrators. J Pers Eval Educ 4, 221–244 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00125486

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