Improving leadership by nurturing moral consciousness through structured self-reflection

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 471-495

  Branson, Christopher M ^a  

^a St Francis College   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consciousness; Leadership; Principals

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547227175     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230710762463     Document Type: Article

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