Factors affecting the performance of public schools in Lebanon

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 252-263

  Mattar, Dorine M ^a  

^a NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Principal's instructional leadership style; School performance; School's physical working conditions; Students' SES; Teachers' motivation; Teachers' quality

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STUDENT; TEACHER TRAINING;

LEBANON;

EID: 82655180868     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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