Program transition challenges in international Baccalaureate schools

Journal of Research in International Education

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 123-136

  Hallinger, Philip ^a   Lee, Moosung ^a   Walker, Allan ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

full continuum schools; International Baccalaureate; MYP DP transition; partial continuum schools; program implementation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052823361     PISSN: 14752409     EISSN: 17412943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1475240911407976     Document Type: Article

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