From immersion to establishment. The challenges facing new school heads and the role of 'New Visions' in resolving them

Cambridge Journal of Education

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 257-276

  Briggs, Ann R J ^a   Bush, Tony ^b   Middlewood, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33745333262     PISSN: 0305764X     EISSN: 14693577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057640600718687     Document Type: Article

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