Leadership development and school improvement

Educational Review

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 361-374

  Rhodes, Christopher ^a   Brundrett, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Leadership development; Leadership learning; Learner outcomes; School effectiveness; School improvement journey

Indexed keywords

EID: 74949088621     PISSN: 00131911     EISSN: 14653397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00131910903403949     Document Type: Article

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