Education quality in the Middle East

International Review of Education

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 311-344

  Chapman, David W ^a   Miric, Suzanne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EDUCATION POLICY; LEARNING; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; PRIMARY EDUCATION; SECONDARY EDUCATION; STUDENT;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 68049142108     PISSN: 00208566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11159-009-9132-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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