School leaders and their sensemaking about race and demographic change

Educational Administration Quarterly

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 159-188

  Evans, Andrea E ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical race theory; Race; School leadership; Sensemaking; Social organizational contexts

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047195180     PISSN: 0013161X     EISSN: 15523519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013161X06294575     Document Type: Article

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