The convergent and divergent validity of the vanderbilt assessment of leadership in education (VAL-ED) instructional leadership and emotional intelligence

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 177-196

  Goldring, Ellen ^a   Cravens, Xiu ^a   Porter, Andrew ^b   Murphy, Joseph ^a   Elliott, Steve ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Leadership; Performance appraisal; Performance management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928478280     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JEA-06-2013-0067     Document Type: Review

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