The secondary Head of Department and the achievement of exceptional student outcomes

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-79

  Dinham, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Leadership; Quality; Secondary education; Secondary schools; Teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846584525     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230710722458     Document Type: Article

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