Rethinking the politics of fit and educational leadership

Educational Administration Quarterly

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 96-131

  Tooms, Autumn K ^a   Lugg, Catherine A ^b   Bogotch, Ira ^c  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative hiring practices; Fit; Politics; Poststructuralism

Indexed keywords

EID: 74849135231     PISSN: 0013161X     EISSN: 15523519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1094670509353044     Document Type: Article

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