Equity traps: A useful construct for preparing principals to lead schools that are successful with racially diverse students

Educational Administration Quarterly

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 601-632

  McKenzie, Kathryn Bell ^a   Scheurich, James Joseph ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diverse schools; Diversity; Equity; Multicultural education; Social justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 17044386893     PISSN: 0013161X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013161X04268839     Document Type: Article

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