Moving towards, into and through principalship: Developing a framework for researching the career trajectories of school leaders

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 408-420

  Stevenson, Howard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Career development; Principals; Socialization; Work identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746354592     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230610676604     Document Type: Article

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