Constructing a leader’s identity through a leadership development programme: An intersectional analysis

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 792-807

  Moorosi, Pontso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

identity construction; intersectionality; leadership development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84910030045     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143213494888     Document Type: Article

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