Ethical school leadership: Defining the best interests of students

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 205-224

  Stefkovich, Jacqueline ^a   Begley, Paul T ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authentic leadership; Best interests; Educational leadership; Ethics; Leadership; Leadership development; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447249493     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143207075389     Document Type: Article

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