Principal development: Self-directed project efficacy

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 283-295

  Piggot Irvine, Eileen ^a  

^a UNITEC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

aspiring principals; inquiry; leadership development; project

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955374255     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143210394001     Document Type: Article

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