How do they manage?: A review of the research on leadership in early childhood

Journal of Early Childhood Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 157-169

  Muijs, Daniel ^a   Aubrey, Carol ^a   Harris, Alma ^a   Briggs, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

early childhood; early years; leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993728272     PISSN: 1476718X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1476718X04042974     Document Type: Article

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