How might better network theories support school leadership research?

School Leadership and Management

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 109-121

  Hadfield, Mark ^a   Jopling, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

agency; leadership; networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860122652     PISSN: 13632434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632434.2012.670115     Document Type: Article

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