Character, school leadership, and the brain: Learning how to integrate knowledge with behavioral change

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 229-238

  Calabrese, Raymond L ^a   Roberts, Brian ^b  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cognition; Ethics; Leadership; Standards; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747886968     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513540210434603     Document Type: Article

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