Mapping principal preparation in Kenya and Tanzania

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 715-726

  Onguko, Brown ^a   Abdalla, Mohammed ^a   Webber, Charles F ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Kenya; Principals; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349161421     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230810908307     Document Type: Article

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