The A-Z of school improvement : principles and practice /

School improvement is an increasingly complex field with developments in policy, research, practice and language making it difficult to get a complete picture. Leading authors David Woods and Tim Brighouse pull together the approaches, characteristics and technical terms needed for busy school leade...

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Main Author: Woods, David, 1942-
Other Authors: Brighouse, Tim
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury Education, 2013
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
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