Do school leaders have a shelf life? Career stages and headteacher performance

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-88

  Earley, Peter ^a   Weindling, Dick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Career stages; Headteachers; Leadership development; Performance management

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547127380     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143207071386     Document Type: Article

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