Women teachers' aspirations to school leadership in Uganda

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-33

  Sperandio, Jill ^a   Kagoda, Alice Merab ^b  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Career development; Leadership; Teachers; Uganda; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 74349095052     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513541011013024     Document Type: Article

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