Middle Managers in English Further Education Colleges: Understanding and Modelling the Role

Educational Management Administration & Leadership

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-50

  Briggs, Ann R j ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

curriculum manager; post compulsory education; service manager; student service manager; typology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993811414     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143205048173     Document Type: Article

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