School leadership practice and preparation: Comparative perspectives on organizational learning (OL), instructional leadership (IL) and culturally responsive practices (CRP)

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 6-23

  Jacobson, Stephen ^a,b   Johnson, Lauri ^a   Ylimaki, Rose ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Culturally responsive practice; Instructional leadership; Leadership; Leadership preparation; Organizational learning; School leadership; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873035038     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578231311291404     Document Type: Article

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