A systemic perspective on school reform: Principals' and chief education officers' perspectives on school development

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-61

  Pyhältö, Kirsi ^a   Soini, Tiina ^b   Pietarinen, Janne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Education; Educational innovation; Finland; Leadership; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651078713     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578231111102054     Document Type: Article

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