Educational marketisation and the head's psychological well-being: A speculative conceptualisation

British Journal of Educational Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 419-441

  Oplatka, Izhar ^a   Foskett, Nick ^b   Hemsley Brown, Jane ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burnout; Growth; Job stress; Marketisation; New headship; Self renewal

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036905097     PISSN: 00071005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8527.t01-2-00212     Document Type: Article

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