Cultural differences and the construction of meaning: Implications for the leadership and organizational context of schools

Education Policy Analysis Archives

Volumn 5, Issue , 1997, Pages

  Peña, Robert A ^a,b,c,d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 4243326172     PISSN: 10682341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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