Novice principals from Canada and South Africa share their experiences

Education as Change

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-167

  Mentz, Kobus ^a   Webber, Charles F ^b   van der Walt, Johannes L ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Leadership; Pre appointment preparation; Principal; School management; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960819756     PISSN: 16823206     EISSN: 19479417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16823206.2010.518004     Document Type: Article

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