Primary school principals and the purposes of education in Australia: Results of a national survey

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 517-539

  Cranston, Neil ^a   Mulford, Bill ^a   Keating, Jack ^b   Reid, Alan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Educational policy; Primary education; Principals

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954634844     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578231011054743     Document Type: Article

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