Do teachers, principals, and superintendents perceive leadership the same way?: -A structural equation modeling test of the equivalence of a multi-dimensional construct across groups

Frontiers of Education in China

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 360-385

  Rodríguez Campos, Liliana ^a   Rincones Gómez, Rigoberto ^a   Shen, Jianping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational leadership; Leadership construct; Multi dimensional construct; Perceived leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 46749144932     PISSN: 1673341X     EISSN: 16733533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11516-008-0024-4     Document Type: Article

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