Leadership progression of Muslim male teachers: Interplay of ethnicity, faith and visibility

School Leadership and Management

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-33

  Shah, Saeeda ^a   Shaikh, Jalil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b OFSTED ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Islamophobia; Leadership; Muslim; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649288953     PISSN: 13632434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632430903509733     Document Type: Article

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