Sex, lies, and Hollywood's administrators:The (de)construction of school leadership in contemporary films

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 50-66

  Smith, Penny ^a  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrators; Gender; Leadership; Mass media; Perceptions; Popular culture; School films; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986097754     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578239910253935     Document Type: Review

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