Using appreciative inquiry to create a sustainable rural school district and community

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 250-265

  Calabrese, Raymond ^a   Hester, Michael ^b   Friesen, Scott ^b   Burkhalter, Kim ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Action research; Change management; Leadership; Schools; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949561888     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513541011031592     Document Type: Article

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