School leadership and management in South Africa: Findings from a systematic literature review

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 211-231

  Bush, Tony ^a   Glover, Derek ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Leadership development; School leadership; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84960414630     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJEM-07-2014-0101     Document Type: Review

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