Computerization of school administration: Impact on the principal's role - A case study

Computers and Education

Volumn 37, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 345-362

  Telem, Moshe ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Decision making; Information handling and flow; Information systems; Information technology; Principal; School management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035499090     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1315(01)00058-6     Document Type: Article

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