Preadolescent leaders: Critical reflections from a well-being perspective

South African Journal of Education

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 581-593

  Liebenberg, Johan ^b   Roos, Vera ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Development; Leadership practices; Leadership values; Preadolescent; Psychological well being; Qualitative investigation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049455537     PISSN: 02560100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15700/saje.v28n4a206     Document Type: Article

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