Being an effective headteacher

Being an Effective Headteacher

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1-130

  Male, Trevor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competency; Effective headship; Final selection process; Govern body; Headship; Headteachers; Leadership behaviour; Occupational standard approach; Selection process; Socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949794208     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4135/9781446213285     Document Type: Book

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