Negotiating linguistic and cultural identity: One borderlander's leadership initiative

International Journal of Leadership in Education

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 103-117

  Rodríguez, Mariela Aime ^a   Alanís, Iliana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 79957829443     PISSN: 13603124     EISSN: 14645092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13603120903386951     Document Type: Article

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