Caring school leadership: A South African study

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 61-74

  van der Vyver, Cornelius P ^a   van der Westhuizen, Philip C ^a   Meyer, L W ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

care; care giving; caring leadership; caring role; determinants of care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892450635     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143213499257     Document Type: Article

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