School leadership in Pakistan: Exploring the headteacher's role

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 275-291

  Simkins, Tim ^a   Sisum, Charles ^a   Memon, Muhammad ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

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EID: 11844289647     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/sesi.14.3.275.15841     Document Type: Article

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