Leading in disadvantaged Zimbabwean school contexts: Female school heads’ experiences of emotional labour

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 347-362

  Zikhali, Joyce ^a   Perumal, Juliet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

disadvantaged communities; emotional labour; female leadership; qualitative research; work stress; Zimbabwean schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84967194923     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143214558572     Document Type: Article

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