Creativity and whole school change: An investigation of English headteacher practices

Journal of Educational Change

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-83

  Thomson, Pat ^a   Sanders, Ethel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Change management; Creativity; England; Leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 76149142489     PISSN: 13892843     EISSN: 15731812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10833-009-9115-0     Document Type: Article

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