An insight into elementary principalship in Cyprus: The teachers' perspective

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 241-251

  Pashiardis, Petros ^a   Orphanou, Stelios ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^b Pelendri Elementary School   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Cyprus; Leadership; Perception; Schools; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 11444250369     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513549910286594     Document Type: Article

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