Policy and workforce reform in England

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 253-270

  Gunter, Helen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education Reform Act; New Labour reform; Remodelling of the school workforce; School leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 41049106168     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143207087776     Document Type: Article

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