Whither democratic accountability in education? An investigation into headteachers’ perspectives on accountability in the 1990s with reference to their relationships with their LEAs and governors

Research Papers in Education

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 205-222

  Vincent, Carol ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountability; Democracy; LEA services; School governance

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007136080     PISSN: 02671522     EISSN: 14701146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0267152970120206     Document Type: Article

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