Instructional Leadership in Turkish Primary Schools: An Analysis of Teachers' Perceptions and Current Policy

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 289-302

  Gumus, Sedat ^a   Akcaoglu, Mete ^b  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

educational administration; gender; instructional leadership; principal selection in Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876888872     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143212474801     Document Type: Article

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