Female leadership and school effectiveness in junior high schools in Ghana

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 689-703

  Agezo, Clement Kwadzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Ghana; Leadership; Schools; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957165294     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578231011079557     Document Type: Article

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