School principals' professional development in the framework of sustainable schools in Cyprus: A matter of refocusing

Professional Development in Education

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 712-731

  Zachariou, Aravella ^a   Kadji Beltran, Chrysanthi ^b   Manoli, Constantinos C ^c  

^a Cyprus Pedagogical Institute   (Cyprus)

^b FREDERICK UNIVERSITY   (Cyprus)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

continuous professional development; education for sustainable development; leadership; school principals; training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885083067     PISSN: 19415257     EISSN: 19415265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19415257.2012.736085     Document Type: Article

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