The professional and organizational socialization of new English headteachers in school reform contexts

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-71

  Crow, Gary M ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complexity; Leader learning; Leader preparation; School leaders

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547099075     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143207071385     Document Type: Article

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