Functionally adequate but causally idle: W(h)ither distributed leadership?

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 159-171

  Lakomski, Gabriele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive mapping; Distributive control; Leadership; Learning; Psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549168765     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230810863244     Document Type: Article

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