Understanding principal leadership: An international perspective and a narrative approach

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 219-227

  Slater, Charles L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

administration; international; leadership; schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953099717     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143210390061     Document Type: Article

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