Structural antecedents and psychological correlates of teacher empowerment

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 257-277

  Dee, Jay R ^a   Henkin, Alan B ^b   Duemer, Lee ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Leadership; Teachers; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

EID: 29544444057     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230310474412     Document Type: Article

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