School administrators' career mobility to the superintendency: Gender differences in career development

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 75-107

  Kim, Yong Lyun ^a   Brunner, C Cryss ^b  

^a SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Career development; Careers; Educational administration; Schools; United States of America; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 58849140853     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230910928098     Document Type: Article

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