Making sense of primary headship: The surprises awaiting new heads

School Leadership and Management

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 197-211

  Draper, Janet ^a   McMichael, Paquita ^a  

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EID: 0005639770     PISSN: 13632434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632439869646     Document Type: Article

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