Becoming a head teacher: The perspectives of new head teachers in twenty-first-century England

Journal of In-Service Education

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 103-122

  Holligan, Chris ^a   Menter, Ian ^b   Hutchings, Merryn ^c   Walker, Maggie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84992954479     PISSN: 13674587     EISSN: 17475082     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674580500479927     Document Type: Article

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