The role of administrator characteristics on perceptions of innovativeness among public school administrators

Education and Urban Society

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 160-187

  Hite, Julie M ^a   Williams, Ellen J ^a   Hilton, Sterling C ^a   Baugh, Steven C ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrators; Innovation; Innovativeness; Network

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645731680     PISSN: 00131245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013124505284289     Document Type: Article

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