Women superintendents: Strategies for success

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 160-182

  Cryss Brunner, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Management; Success; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986059227     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578239810204372     Document Type: Article

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