Close analysis of policy statements
on staff appraisal asks what
difference this proposed policy might
make to the way in which teachers
compete for promoted posts in the
1990s. Part I expresses doubts about
the validity of the anticipated
processes. Part II suggests that staff
appraisal is to be central to the
gradation of teachers on a five-point
scale. Thus, an elite group of teachers.
may be identified.
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