A high school teacher's experience of local school management: A case of the 'system behaving badly towards teachers'

Australian Journal of Education

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 265-282

  Smyth, John ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Educational change; Educational policy; School based management; Student learning; Teacher role; Teaching effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242287770     PISSN: 00049441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000494410304700306     Document Type: Review

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