Reflecting on a leadership development programme: A case study in South African higher education

Perspectives in Education

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 237-246

  Louw, Ina ^a   Zuber Skeritt, Ortrun ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Action research; Case study; Higher education; Leadership; Leadership development programme; Women academics

Indexed keywords

EID: 72449133870     PISSN: 02582236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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