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Turning heads: The impact of political reform on the professional role, identity and recruitment of head teachers in Wales

Mark Connolly Orcid Logo, Emmajane Milton Orcid Logo, Andrew James Davies Orcid Logo, Rhian Barrance

British Educational Research Journal, Volume: 44, Issue: 4, Pages: 608 - 625

Swansea University Author: Andrew James Davies Orcid Logo

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This article considers the professional work, identity and recruitment of head teachers (HTs) in Wales. Drawing on the sociology of professions, the article illustrates how intensive educational policy reform post-2011 has restricted HTs’ professional agency and re-orientated the head teacher role t...

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ISSN: 0141-1926 1469-3518
Published: Wiley 2018
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