Growing the leadership talent pool: Perceptions of heads, middle leaders and classroom teachers about professional development and leadership succession planning within their own schools

Professional Development in Education

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 381-398

  Rhodes, Christopher ^a   Brundrett, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 74949128811     PISSN: 19415257     EISSN: 19415265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19415250902987122     Document Type: Article

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