Preserving the status quo or renegotiating leadership: Women's experiences with a district-based aspiring leaders program

Educational Administration Quarterly

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 707-740

  Sherman, Whitney H ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiring leaders; Leadership development; Leadership preparation; Women administrators; Women leaders

Indexed keywords

EID: 28444444879     PISSN: 0013161X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013161X05279548     Document Type: Review

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