Women in educational administration within developing countries: Towards a new international research agenda

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 604-624

  Oplatka, Izhar ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Career development; Developing countries; Leadership; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749513615     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230610704819     Document Type: Review

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