Leading system transformation

School Leadership and Management

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 197-207

  Harris, Alma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

leadership capacity; school effectiveness; school improvement; system change; system reform; system transformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954988928     PISSN: 13632434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632434.2010.494080     Document Type: Review

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