Using school performance feedback: Perceptions of primary school principals

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 167-188

  Verhaeghe, Goedele ^a   Vanhoof, Jan ^b   Martin, Valcke ^a   van Petegem, Peter ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Data use; Qualitative research; School improvement; School performance feedback systems; User perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951907394     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: 17445124     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09243450903396005     Document Type: Article

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