Principal leadership and mathematics achievement: An international comparative study

School Leadership and Management

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 317-334

  Shin, Seon Hi ^a   Slater, Charles L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

international comparative study; school leadership; student mathematics achievement; TIMSS

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956984820     PISSN: 13632434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632434.2010.498995     Document Type: Article

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