Extending the career of the English primary school headteacher: A second headship

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 435-451

  Fidler, Brian ^a   Jones, Jeff ^b   Makori, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b CfBT Education Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Careers; England; Primary schools; Principals; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349640370     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230910967428     Document Type: Article

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