Tempered radicals and servant leaders: Black females persevering in the superintendency

Educational Administration Quarterly

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 675-688

  Alston, Judy A ^a  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black female superintendents; Intersectionality; Servant leadership; Tempered radicalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 26644462159     PISSN: 0013161X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013161X04274275     Document Type: Article

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