Changes and challenges: Key issues for Scottish rural schools and communities

International Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-139

  Dowling, Jennie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cluster; Collaboration; Community; Head teacher preparation; Initial teacher education; Rural; Scotland

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349223223     PISSN: 08830355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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