Exploring the link between distributed leadership and job satisfaction of school leaders

Educational Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-171

  Hulpia, Hester ^a   Devos, Geert ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Distributed leadership; Job satisfaction; Quantitative research; School leaders

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449412702     PISSN: 03055698     EISSN: 14653400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03055690802648739     Document Type: Article

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