Servant leadership in English sixth form colleges: What do teachers tell us?

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 377-386

  Stoten, David William ^a  

^a Prior Pursglove College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colleges; Leadership; Servant leadership; Sixth form college; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878225320     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513541311316313     Document Type: Article

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