Teacher commitment in sustainable learning communities: A new "ancient" story of educational leadership

Canadian Journal of Education

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 56-68

  Cherkowski, Sabre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emotions in leadership; Personal growth; Sustainable learning communities; Teacher commitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865317953     PISSN: 03802361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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