Perceived school effectiveness: Case study of a Liverpool college

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 185-198

  Samy, M ^a   Cook, K ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communities; Individual perception; Organizational effectiveness; Performance measurement (quality); Standards; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349471368     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513540910933530     Document Type: Article

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