Female secondary school leaders: At the helm of social justice, democratic schooling and equity

Leadership and Organization Development Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 182-205

  Normore, Anthony H ^a   Jean Marie, Gaetane ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Leadership; Principals; Secondary schools; Socialization; United States of America; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749098977     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730810852515     Document Type: Article

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