Empowering principals to lead and manage public schools effectively in the 21st century

South African Journal of Education

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Mestry, Raj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Change management; Continuing professional development; Curriculum leadership; Instruction; Principalship; Professionalization; Qualifications; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016221131     PISSN: 20763433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15700/saje.v37n1a1334     Document Type: Article

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