Schoolteachers' constructions of desirable educational leadership: A career-stage perspective

School Leadership and Management

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 425-444

  Oplatka, Izhar ^a   Tako, Eitan ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Career stages; Educational leadership; Leadership perceptions; Principal teacher relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 71449114209     PISSN: 13632434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632430903152286     Document Type: Review

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