The serendipity of principalship: Meaning-making of a filipino secondary school principal

Asia Pacific Education Review

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 216-223

  de Guzman, Allan B ^a   Guillermo Sr , Maria Lirio Tan Lagrimas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Filipino principal; Leadership reflective space (LRS); Meaning making; Serendipity; Tacit knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949106879     PISSN: 15981037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03029257     Document Type: Article

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