Leadership in Education:‘What Works’ or ‘What Makes Sense’?

Educational Management Administration & Leadership

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-26

  Simkins, Tim ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

educational leadership; leadership; leadership development; managerialism; sense making

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993698824     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143205048168     Document Type: Article

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