A re-appraisal of the role of the head of department in UK secondary schools

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 229-242

  Brown, Marie ^a   Rutherford, Desmond ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Improvement; Leadership; Middle management; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986129416     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578239910275472     Document Type: Review

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