The clash of evaluations: In search of the missing link between school accountability and school improvement - experiences from Cyprus

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 330-350

  Brauckmann, Stefan ^a   Pashiardis, Petros ^b  

^a GERMAN INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Cyprus; Performance appraisal; Quality improvement; Schools; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952004371     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513541011045263     Document Type: Article

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