Foucault, counter-conduct and school leadership as a form of political subjectivity

Journal of Educational Administration and History

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 144-158

  Niesche, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

educational leadership; Foucault; power; resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875771451     PISSN: 00220620     EISSN: 14787431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220620.2013.768968     Document Type: Article

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