Parent-community involvement in school governance and its effects on teacher effectiveness and improvement of learner performance: A study of selected primary and secondary schools in Botswana

Educational Research and Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 096-105

  Nana Adu Pipim Boaduo, F R C ^a   Milondzo, K S ^a   Adjei, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Governance of schools; Improvement; Learner performance; Parent community involvement; Teacher effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 65549152351     PISSN: 19903839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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