Using cognitive interviews to pilot an international survey of principal preparation: A Western Australian perspective

Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 105-117

  Wildy, Helen ^a   Clarke, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive interviews; Principal preparation; Qualitative research; Survey development

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649814733     PISSN: 18748597     EISSN: 18748600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11092-009-9073-3     Document Type: Article

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