Cloning their own: Aspirant principals and the school-based selection game

Australian Journal of Education

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 102-121

  Gronn, Peter ^a   Lacey, Kathy ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SolveIT Software Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Employment opportunities; Employment status; Labour market; Labour utilisation; Occupational surveys; Promotion (occupational)

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748035103     PISSN: 00049441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000494410605000202     Document Type: Article

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