Critical Change for the Greater Good: Multicultural Perceptions in Educational Leadership Toward Social Justice and Equity

Educational Administration Quarterly

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 347-391

  Santamaría, Lorri J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

applied critical leadership; critical race theory; culturally responsive leadership; leadership for social justice; multicultural education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901431999     PISSN: 0013161X     EISSN: 15523519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013161X13505287     Document Type: Article

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