The role of leadership in developing and sustaining teachers' professional learning

Management in Education

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 149-155

  King, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

creating organisational capacity; leadership; professional development; professional learning communities; sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 80455123936     PISSN: 08920206     EISSN: 17419883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0892020611409791     Document Type: Article

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