Aspirations to and perceptions of secondary headship: Contrasting female teachers' and headteachers' perspectives

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 516-535

  Smith, Joan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

female headteachers; female teachers; feminism; leadership; life history; women's careers

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052485147     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143211408450     Document Type: Article

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