The problematic implementation of teacher evaluation policy: School failure or governmental pitfall?

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 155-174

  Tuytens, Melissa ^a   Devos, Geert ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

policy implementation; school leadership; Teacher evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84910672065     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143213502188     Document Type: Article

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