Inventing ourselves: an informed essay for Black female scholars in educational leadership

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 119-126

  Tillman, Linda C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Black females; educational leadership; mentoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857083391     PISSN: 09518398     EISSN: 13665898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09518398.2011.647728     Document Type: Article

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