Exploring the Cultural Context of School Improvement in Thailand

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 385-408

  Hallinger, Philip ^a,b   Kantamara, Pornkasem ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (Thailand)

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EID: 1842791558     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/sesi.12.4.385.3446     Document Type: Article

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