Principal recruitment in a climate of leadership disengagement

Australian Journal of Education

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 172-184

  Gronn, Peter ^a   Rawlings Sanaei, Felicity ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Administrator selection; Leadership responsibility; Occupational mobility; Principals; Professional development; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042261729     PISSN: 00049441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000494410304700206     Document Type: Article

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