The principalship in developing countries: Context, characteristics and reality

Comparative Education

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 427-448

  Oplatka, Izhar ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EDUCATION; LEADERSHIP; MANAGEMENT;

EID: 5044232365     PISSN: 03050068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305006042000274872     Document Type: Article

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