Responses from teachers, subject coordinators and school administrators in twenty-three Queensland state high schools were analyzed to ascertain the perceived importance of subject coordinators to teacher satisfaction, teacher dissatisfaction and the learning of students in classrooms. Subject coordinators were seen by respondents to make a more significant contribution to these outputs than occupants of any other hierarchical position in the schools.
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