New heads, OFSTED inspections and the prospects for school improvement

Educational Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 241-249

  Ferguson, Neil ^a   Earley, Peter ^a   Ouston, Janet ^a   Fidler, Brian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Accountability; OFSTED inspection; Primary school headteachers; School improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033473706     PISSN: 00131881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0013188990410301     Document Type: Article

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