Collaboration, collegiality and leadership from the head: The complexities of shared leadership in primary school settings

Management in Education

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 11-16

  Hammersley Fletcher, Linda ^a   Brundrett, Mark ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Head teachers' roles; Leadership; Primary schools; Teachers' roles

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749098837     PISSN: 08920206     EISSN: 17419883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0892020608088799     Document Type: Article

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