School effectiveness and school improvement in context: The case of South Africa

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 421-434

  Harber, Clive ^b   Muthukrishna, Nithi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0039250430     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/sesi.11.4.421.3559     Document Type: Article

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