OFSTED and libraries in first and primary schools: Some observations on expectations

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 99-111

  Shenton, Andrew K ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

library provision; OFSTED; school inspections; school libraries

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249009019     PISSN: 09610006     EISSN: 17416477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961000607077580     Document Type: Article

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