Tensions in leadership development: Head teachers' experience in North Cyprus

School Leadership and Management

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-90

  Mertkan, Sefika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

continuing professional development; educational leadership; head teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951967239     PISSN: 13632434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632434.2010.540560     Document Type: Article

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