Development of teacher leadership: A multi-faceted approach to bringing about improvements in rural elementary schools in Pakistan

Professional Development in Education

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 352-375

  Ali, Takbir ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

gender equity; lead teachers; professional development; teacher leadership; whole school improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902861744     PISSN: 19415257     EISSN: 19415265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19415257.2013.828238     Document Type: Article

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